\'People mover\' approved by LVCVA\, project costs $49M

FUTURE...MIGHT BE....TO GO UNDERGROUND...IF YOU VISIT...."THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTIONCENTER".A NEW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMWILL SOON BE BUILT...TO HELP YOU....GET AROUND FASTER!13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER CINTHIAMALDONADO TELLS YOU ABOUT THESYSTEM...BEING CONSTRUCTED BY ELONMUSK'S "BORING COMPANY."TRANSPORTATION IN LAS VEGAS ISSPEEDING INTO THE FUTURE.THE LVCVA VOTES YES TO FUND FORAN "UNDERGROUND PEOPLE MOVER".TO BE BUILT BY 2021.THE PROJECT COSTS RUN ABOUT $49MILLION.IMAGINE HOPPING INTO ONE OFTHESE AT THE LAS VEGASCONVENTION CENTER.A BUS-LOOKING TESLA ELECTRICCAR OR "PEOPLE MOVER" WILL BETHE NEWEST WAY OF GETTINGAROUND.STEVE HILL, LVCVA'S CEO SAYSLAS VEGAS WILL CONTINUE TOCHANGE THE WAY VISITORS'EXPERIENCE THE CITY."THIS SYSTEM CAN SUPPLAMENTTHAT AND HELP LAS VEGAS REMAIN#1 IN THE WORLD."THE FIRST PHASE CALLS FOR ALOOP ABOUT A MILE LONG UNDERTHE LVCVA EXPANDED CONFERENCEAREA.THE CENTER LOOP WOULD RUN THELENGTH OF THE CONVENTION AREAWITH THREE PASSENGER STATIONS"AT THE CURB YOU CAN LINE 10 OFTHESE VEHICLES UP, LOAD ALL OFTHEM AND TAKE OFF IN A PLATOONRATHER THAN HAVING TO TAKE OFFONE AT A TIME." THE UNDERGROUNDTUNNEL WILL ALSO INCLUDE ANELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR FOR EACHSTATION.TUNNEL LIGHTING, POWER ANDSURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ARE OTHERFEATURES TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK."IT'S A SYSTEM THAT HAS HIGHCAPACIT, IT'S INNOVATIVE.AND FUN.WE THINK IT'LL BE A GREATCUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, LVCVA SAYSTHE "PEOPLE MOVER" WILLTRANSPORT AT LEAST 4,000PASSENGERS EVERY HOUR AT SPEEDSOF UP TO 50 MPH THE CONVENTIONCENTER IS CURRENTLY IN THEMIDDLE OF EXPANDING BUT SAYSTHE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL SHOULDBE BUILT BY JANUARY 2021 CM 13ACTION NEWS.-330-THOUSAND VISITORS AREEXPECTED IN LAS VEGAS THIS