Mega Builders

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.

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: Canada, Germany, United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 6

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Release: 2005-09-18

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Season 1 - Mega Builders
2005-09-18
2005-09-25
2005-10-02
2005-10-09
2005-10-16
2005-10-23

Season 2 - Mega Builders
2007-01-14
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.
2007-02-11
Following the construction of the longest, fastest and tallest roller coaster, the Tatsu, located at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
2006-10-29
Under a sweltering sun in the heart of Madrid, Spanish construction workers are working non-stop on the largest highway project in the world.
2007-01-26
For 15 years, Canadian diving enthusiasts have been trying to turn the coastal waters off southern British Columbia into the wreck-diving capital.
2007-01-28
A look at the complex construction of the new 13km double span bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
2007-11-05
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.
2007-01-14
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.

Season 3 - Mega Builders
2008-01-18
With the spectator capacity of 60,000, the new Rio stadium is smaller than some of Brazil's mega stadiums, but its design is unique, clever and state of the art.
2008-02-25
Discover the amazing story behind the construction of Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge, one of the world's largest cable-stayed bridge.
2008-03-03
Focusing on the world's largest water park, built in Tenerife, with the tallest artificial wave and biggest artificial beach.
2008-03-10
Off the coast of Holland, amidst turbulent winds and stormy seas, workers construct huge wind turbines. However, the high winds and an unstable ship put the workers in danger.
2008-03-17
With gold prices sky high, Barrick Gold Corp orders the worlds biggest gold mining shovel for its pit mine in Nevada. The pressure is on as the deadline
2008-03-24
In South Korea, shipbuilders have just ten weeks to assemble the hull of the first oil tanker-icebreaker, with its two innovative $10 million propeller units.

Season 4 - Mega Builders
2009-01-08
The Hard Rock Café is financing a $400m rock and roll theme park in South Carolina, the first in the world. What began as a whim soon turns into a very expensive reality.
2009-01-15
The world's biggest cargo ship, being built in Denmark, has only 45 days to be completed. Will the crew make it in time?
2009-02-05
Can engineers make 6,000-ton concrete pontoons float? That's the only way to construct this astonishing bridge in Canada, but can they pull it off?
2009-11-03
MGM builds a 31-hectare mini city in Las Vegas, the largest privately-finances project in North America.
2009-11-10
Seoul needs a direct link to its island airport. This involves building one of the most ambitious bridges in the world, spanning almost 13km of water.
2009-11-17
In Norway, engineers aren't satisfied with building the world's largest oil rig; so they're constructing two. Watch this incredible engineering feat unfold.
2009-11-24
A plan to install 78 massive gates across the three inlets into Venice's lagoon may be the city's only saviour. See the mammoth project take shape.

Season 5 - Mega Builders
2010-08-05
See the engineering behind this amazing bridge, under construction in Abu Dhabi. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it resembles a giant sculptural snake.
2010-08-12
Follow the construction of the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, scheduled to be ready for the FIFA World Cup 2010.
2010-08-19
A $600 million hydroelectric project in remote British Columbia in Canada presents a host of unique problems. Follow its difficult construction.
2010-08-26
Featuring the Phu My Bridge in Vietnam. A crack engineering team are set on delivering the city of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam from its awful gridlock, but will it finish on time?
2010-09-02
The London 2012 Aquatic Centre is an engineering marvel shaped like a giant metallic wave, designed by world famous architect Zaha Hadid
2010-09-09
The excavation for Istanbul's subway system has hit a snag in the shape of the city's 4th century port, one of the world's most significant archaeological finds.
2010-09-16
The construction of Johannesburg's new rail system presents a difficult set of problems, most particularly dangerous sinkholes across its route.
2010-12-23

Season 6 - Mega Builders
2012-03-15
Return to the 57-kilometer long high-speed rail tunnel in Switzerland's Gotthard Mountain range to see what it will take to finish the project by 2017.
2012-03-22
Returning to Tenerife to check on the world's best water park which now seems destined to remain dry after numerous problems.
2012-03-29
Crews race against the clock to finish an important venue and signature landmark for the 2012 London Olympics.
2012-02-05
Mega Builders return to Istanbul to update the Marmaray rapid-transit project, which continues to have delays.
2012-02-12
Six years after piles were pounded into the muddy bottom of San Francisco Bay the new Bay Bridge is about to be topped off.
2012-02-19
Inside a famous Swedish hotel which is constructed from 10,000 tonnes of ice and 30,000 tonnes of snow, and boasts a frozen bar and cinema screen.