NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — At least one state official visited Elon Musk's Boring Company in Las Vegas, in March, as talks were underway for a similar proposal in Nashville.

Metro officials, including Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell, have said they first heard "informal chatter" about the project last spring, but never saw "signs of a serious proposal."

During that time, state leaders were pushing forward with the project and even visited Musk's tunnel in Las Vegas.

The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Jason Mumpower, is on the board that voted to allow Musk's company to lease state land for free.

Mumpower said on Inside Politics that Metro should not have felt blindsided by last week's announcement about the tunnel.

"I've known about this project for many months, as a matter

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