Extreme Engineering - Season 9
1 - Rebuilding New York City's Subway
Air Date: April 8, 2011
Danny takes us to New York City, where the largest public works project in the country is happening: a $15 billion expansion of the NYC transit system. He heads 150 feet underground to find out what can be done without shutting down the city above.
2 - Drought-Proofing Australia
Air Date: April 15, 2011
3 - Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation
Air Date: April 22, 2011
4 - London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium
Air Date: April 29, 2011
The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming & diving events during the 2012 Olympics and live on as a new addition to the London landscape. Danny Forster goes with crews as they construct one of the most advanced swimming facilities ever built.
5 - Constructing Serbia's Largest Bridge
Air Date: June 18, 2011
6 - Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City
Air Date: June 25, 2011
7 - Building Mumbai's Modern Airport
Air Date: July 2, 2011
The $2 billion Mumbai Airport Expansion project is one of India's most ambitious undertakings ever. If they succeed, it could completely change the way airports are designed.
8 - Turkey's Mammoth Hydropower Dam
Air Date: July 9, 2011