About this season
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.
Episodes (8)
1. Rebuilding New York City's Subway
Aired 8 April 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
Aired 15 April 2011 • 60 min
3. Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation
Aired 22 April 2011
4. London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium
Aired 29 April 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
Aired 18 June 2011
6. Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City
Aired 25 June 2011 • 60 min
7. Building Mumbai's Modern Airport
Aired 2 July 2011 • 60 min
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
Aired 9 July 2011 • 60 min