About this season
Capturing the biggest, most complex, most stressful and most dangerous engineering projects around the world, Megabuilders chronicles the most awe-inspiring construction projects in modern engineering.
Episodes (7)
1. Moving Mountains
Aired 14 January 2007 • 47 min
A rescue tunnel is needed to free one of the world's largest machines stuck in the world's longest tunnel in the Swiss Alps.
2. Roller Coaster
Aired 11 February 2007 • 46 min
Following the construction of the longest, fastest and tallest roller coaster, the Tatsu, located at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
3. Madrids Big Dig
Aired 29 October 2006 • 47 min
Under a sweltering sun in the heart of Madrid, Spanish construction workers are working non-stop on the largest highway project in the world.
4. Sinking Wings
Aired 26 January 2007 • 47 min
For 15 years, Canadian diving enthusiasts have been trying to turn the coastal waters off southern British Columbia into the wreck-diving capital.
5. Bangkok Bridge
Aired 28 January 2007 • 47 min
A look at the complex construction of the new 13km double span bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
6. Crossing the Colorado
Aired 5 November 2007 • 47 min
In a rugged canyon, down river from the Hoover Dam, a team of construction veterans is building the biggest concrete-arch bridge on the continent.
7. Extreme Elevation
Aired 14 January 2007 • 47 min
As the awesome mega-project goes under the hammer, a look at how the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is set to become the tallest building on Earth.