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Boring Company's Prufrock-5 finishes Texas test tunnel, set to restart

The 900,000-pound boring machine will resume operations in November after completing work near Bastrop.

Sep 16, 2026 · via X · @boringcompany
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The Boring Company's Prufrock-5 tunnel-boring machine has finished a test tunnel in Bastrop, Texas. The approximately 900,000-pound machine will re-launch in November, according to an update from the Boring Company on X.

Details about the scope of the test tunnel or the machine's next operational target remain unclear from the announcement. The Boring Company has been developing tunnel infrastructure in Texas as part of its broader expansion of underground transportation networks.

"Prufrock-5 finishing a test-tunnel in Bastrop, Texas. The ~900,000 lb boring machine will re-launch in November."— X · @boringcompany
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