Fred Lambert at Electrek reports the Boring Company, Elon Musk’s Tunneling Startup, is reportedly facing significant issues with its new project in Nashville, Tennessee. A key subcontractor has walked off the job, alleging the company failed to pay for work completed on the Music City Loop, claiming they received only 5% of what they are owed. Shane Trucking and Excavating, a local contractor hired to handle preliminary work for the tunnel project, pulled its Workers off the site. Company Owner William Shane told The Banner the Boring Company “ghosted” them and failed to pay invoices totaling in the six figures. According to Shane, the payment terms were initially set for every 15 days, then unilaterally switched to 60 days. Now, he claims it has been over 120 days since they broke ground, and his company has received only a fraction of the payment due. “We were really skeptical from the beginning, and then since then, things pretty much just went downhill,” Shane said. The contractor was reportedly responsible for preparing the launch pad for Prufrock, the Boring Company’s proprietary Tunnel Boring Machine. Electrek previously reported on Prufrock’s capabilities, with the company claiming it can dig tunnels significantly faster than conventional machines, supposedly porpoising directly from the surface to avoid digging expensive launch pits.

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