Extreme Engineering (2003)

Season 8

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.

Released April 13, 2003 Episode 60 min 2+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.engineering, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.futuristic, imdb.computer-animation, imdb.technology, imdb.engineering, imdb.educational

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Discovery, Discovery +, Plex, Discovery+ Amazon Channel + 2 more, Plex Channel, YouTube TV

Production Companies: Powderhouse Productions

Network: Discovery

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.4

/1154/

Trakt

/58/

TMDb

/23/

S8E1 - Singapore Sky Park

Singapore's Skypark will hang 650 feet in the air on top of 3 skyscrapers.

April 8, 2010, midnight

S8E2 - Rio De Janerio's Power Island Project

Rio de Janeiro has frequent widespread blackouts. So Brazil is building one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world, consisting of two hydroelectric dam's (Anta and Simplício).

April 15, 2001, midnight

S8E3 - Kuwait Tower

The world's tallest twisting structure, Kuwait's Al Hamra Tower, is looked at.

April 29, 2010, midnight

S8E4 - New Orleans Surge Barrier

In an attempt to save the city from another disaster, New Orleans is building the world's strongest hurricane protection system, including the largest storm surge barrier ever built and radical hurricane resistant homes.

May 9, 2010, midnight

S8E5 - South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine

Travel to the deepest place on Earth, Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine.

May 13, 2010, midnight

S8E6 - Overhauling the Bay Bridge

Overhauling the San Francisco Bay Bridge is the biggest construction projects in the US.

May 20, 2010, midnight

S8E7 - Melbourne Stadium

Melbourne, Australia is building one of the most innovative stadiums ever built. With its unprecedented geodesic roof and advanced cladding, it will be the ultimate fan experience, and an icon for a city known as the sporting capital of the world.

May 27, 2010, midnight

S8E8 - Gotthard Base Tunnel

The Swiss government is spending 18 billion dollars to create the Gotthard Base Tunnel - the longest tunnel in the world, getting people and goods through the Alps up to 3 times faster and ultimately changing European transit forever.

May 30, 2010, midnight

S8E9 - Abu Dhabi Central Market

Abu Dhabi's $15 billion Central Market will be a new cultural hub for an emerging world destination, complete with offices, parks, luxurious shops, and hotels - and all centered around the world's tallest residential tower, over 1250 feet high.

June 17, 2010, midnight

S8E10 - Port of Rotterdam

Danny Forster goes behind the scenes at the Port of Rotterdam, where crews are in the middle of the largest Earth-moving project in history - all to triple the port's capacity, and help it serve the biggest ships on the planet.

July 1, 2010, midnight

Network: Discovery

Episode Runtime: 60 min.

Season Runtime: 360 min.

Released: April 13, 2003

Last Air Date: July 9, 2011, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: TV-G / 2+

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