# Vegas Loop's Paradise Road tunnels are on track to open before F1 race weekend

> Vegas Loop tunnels under Paradise Road are on track to open before F1 race weekend, adding stations at Virgin Hotels, near Sphere and at 4744 Paradise.

- **Type:** News
- **Status:** Current news
- **Author:** VegasNearMe editorial
- **Published:** 2026-10-22T07:11:00-07:00
- **Current discovery ends:** 2026-11-21

## At a glance

- The two-mile Paradise Road extension is expected to open before F1 race weekend, Nov. 19-21 (Review-Journal, FOX5)
- New stations: 4744 Paradise, [Virgin Hotels Las Vegas](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/virgin-hotels-las-vegas) and the former Gordon Biersch site near [Sphere](https://www.vegasnearme.com/venues/msg-sphere) (Review-Journal, CiVL)
- No opening date yet; permit inspections are under way, per LVCVA CEO Steve Hill (Review-Journal)

The Boring Co.'s two-mile extension of the [Vegas Loop](https://www.vegasnearme.com/attractions/vegas-loop) under Paradise Road is still on track to open before the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, which runs Nov. 19-21, according to Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill.

The twin tunnels run between [Westgate Las Vegas](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/westgate-las-vegas) and a Boring Co. site at 4744 Paradise Road near [UNLV](https://www.vegasnearme.com/venues/unlv). They will open with three new stations: 4744 Paradise, [Virgin Hotels Las Vegas](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/virgin-hotels-las-vegas), and the former Gordon Biersch restaurant site on Paradise Road near [Sphere](https://www.vegasnearme.com/venues/msg-sphere).

Two of those stations could matter for race-goers. The Virgin Hotels station sits just east of the main grandstand and paddock entrance, and the Gordon Biersch site is close to the T-Mobile fan zone around [Sphere](https://www.vegasnearme.com/venues/msg-sphere).

"We feel really confident it'll be open before the race," Hill told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, adding that the tunnels are still going through permit inspections. No opening date has been announced, so check before you plan your race weekend around it.

The [Vegas Loop](https://www.vegasnearme.com/attractions/vegas-loop) already runs stations at the [Las Vegas Convention Center](https://www.vegasnearme.com/places/las-vegas-convention-center), Westgate, [Resorts World](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/resorts-world), [Encore](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/encore), Fontainebleau and Sahara.

Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Oct. 22 and Sept. 14), FOX5 Las Vegas and CiVL.

## Mentioned in this article

- [Las Vegas Convention Center](https://www.vegasnearme.com/places/las-vegas-convention-center)
- [Virgin Hotels Las Vegas](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/virgin-hotels-las-vegas)
- [Westgate Las Vegas](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/westgate-las-vegas)
- [Resorts World](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/resorts-world)
- [Vegas Loop](https://www.vegasnearme.com/attractions/vegas-loop)
- [Encore](https://www.vegasnearme.com/resorts/encore)
- [Sphere](https://www.vegasnearme.com/venues/msg-sphere)
- [UNLV](https://www.vegasnearme.com/venues/unlv)

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