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Monrail on track for Vegas Loop conversion, but not any time soon

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Mick Akers·20 days ago
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Plans remain on track to transform the Las Vegas Monorail into an elevated roadway for the Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop. But don’t expect a Vegas version of the PeopleMover anytime soon. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO Steve Hill said Tuesday that the conversion will eventually happen — but since the Monorail is not losing money, there is no rush to make the change. Hill said there are a couple of things that would cause the monorail to be discontinued. “It’s run with a fairly old system, but mostly it’s trains,” Hill said. “If we had to replace those trains, it’s a $350 million-plus commitment to do that… and that’s not going to happen. Then there is going to be competition once the Boring Co. expands further, so the monorail needs to continue to at least be financially neutral for us.…

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