University Hill Development Advances in Contest for Boring Company Tunnel

A Dallas-area development is another step closer to being chosen in a contest for a mile-long tunnel built by Elon Musk's The Boring Company.

The City of Dallas announced the development in a Wednesday press release.

The University Hills development in Southern Dallas has been named, it said, a finalist in a competition hosted by the tunneling company to construct a mile-long tunnel project at no cost to the city.

University Hills is among 16 finalists out of a total 487 submissions. The tunnel would connect the University Hills development to the University of North Texas Dallas DART Station.

The Boring Company invited individuals, companies, and governments to submit proposals for a tunnel project up to one mile in length with a 12-foot inner diameter.

The Tunnel Vision Challenge was announced in January, calling for proposals that demonstrate innovative ways tunnels can solve real-world problems.

According to the challenge website, the winner will be selected based on the usefulness, level of stakeholder engagement, as well as technical, economic, and regulatory feasibility. A final selection is expected on March 23.

University Hills is Hoque Global's 280-acre, $1 billion development in adjacent to the University of North Texas at Dallas in Southern Dallas. It will feature 580 homes, multiple phases of mixed-use development, 50 acres of parks and open space, and a town center. Eventually, the area will be home to more that 1,500 multifamily residences in total.

Infrastructure work on the project is currently underway and home construction is scheduled to begin in early 2027.