{"id":318422,"date":"2024-04-26T11:53:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=318422"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:44:44","slug":"is-elons-boring-company-illegally-dumping-dirt-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/is-elons-boring-company-illegally-dumping-dirt-in-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Elon’s Boring Company Illegally Dumping Dirt Behind Vegas Strip?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Clark County Commissioner has accused Elon Musk\u2019s the Boring Company of illegally dumping wet dirt and other material dug out for its Vegas Loop underground tunnel project in a private Las Vegas lot just east of the Strip.<\/p>\n

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Is a mountain being made of this dirt molehill just east of the Las Vegas Strip? (Image: X\/@tsegerblom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThanks to @OyVegas<\/a>, I caught The Boring Company illegally dumping wet dirt at Commercial Center,\u201d read a tweet on Thursday from Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom.<\/p>\n

@OyVegas is the X handle of attorney and City Cast Las Vegas<\/em> podcast co-host Dayvid Figler, who broke the news<\/a> about the unknown dump site on Friday.<\/p>\n

Clark County has confirmed the dumping. Whether or not it\u2019s legal, however, is under investigation by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n

According to City Cast Las Vegas,<\/em> Tand Inc., a public works contractor, has a county permit and permission from the property owner to use the lot near the Commercial Center shopping plaza. However, its permit is for an unrelated drain improvement project on nearby Karen Avenue.<\/p>\n

Public Works noticed a separate project being conducted on the open-air, fenced-in property near Maryland Parkway and Sahara Avenue, and discovered that Tand is allowing a Boring Company contractor to use the site.<\/p>\n

The wet dirt is being stored there, according to City Cast Las Vegas,<\/em> only until it can sufficiently dry out to be shipped elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Tunnel Vision<\/h2>\n
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A photo from the OSHA report shows a Vegas Loop tunnel, through which Boring Company employees are forced to walk while working, flooded with a sludge containing dangerous chemicals. (Image: OSHA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In February, the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the Boring Company more than $100K<\/a> for eight serious safety violations related to exposing workers to a \u201ctoxic sludge\u201d of construction materials, dirt, and ground water that injured multiple workers when it made contact with their skin.<\/p>\n

The Boring Company has appealed those OSHA findings and denies the allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe OSHA violations were brought to our attention by The Boring Company last summer,\u201d read a statement issued at the time by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Boring\u2019s partner in the Vegas Loop. \u201cThose incidents were reviewed and addressed at that time. The LVCVA is committed to ensuring the health and safety of those employed on any LVCVA project. That expectation was emphasized with The Boring Company during last summer\u2019s review.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, the Boring Company was also cited by the county for exposing support beams at the Las Vegas Monorail during grading maneuvers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Clark County Commissioner has accused Elon Musk\u2019s the Boring Company of illegally dumping wet dirt and other material dug out for its Vegas Loop underground tunnel project in a private Las Vegas lot just east of the Strip. \u201cThanks to @OyVegas, I caught The Boring Company illegally dumping wet dirt at Commercial Center,\u201d read […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":318423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,81886],"tags":[86139,85521,86337,90685,82375,81965,86138],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIs Elon's Boring Company Illegally Dumping Dirt Behind Vegas Strip? - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Clark County Commissioner has accused Elon Musk\u2019s the Boring Company of illegally dumping wet dirt and other material dug out for its Vegas Loop\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/is-elons-boring-company-illegally-dumping-dirt-in-vegas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Elon's Boring Company Illegally Dumping Dirt Behind Vegas Strip? 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