Mega Builders (2005)

Season 5

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.

Released Sept. 18, 2005 Episode 45 min 2+

Genres: Documentary, Reality TV

Keywords: tmdb.technology, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.construction

Watch Providers: Plex, Plex Channel

Production Companies: Barna-Alper Productions, Mega Builders III Productions, Utopia Films

Network: Discovery

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.2

/113/

Trakt

/13/

TMDb

S5E1 - Sheikh Zayed Bridge

See the engineering behind this amazing bridge, under construction in Abu Dhabi. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it resembles a giant sculptural snake.

Aug. 5, 2010, midnight

S5E2 - World Class Stadium

Follow the construction of the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, scheduled to be ready for the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Aug. 12, 2010, midnight

S5E3 - Peak Power

A $600 million hydroelectric project in remote British Columbia in Canada presents a host of unique problems. Follow its difficult construction.

Aug. 19, 2010, midnight

S5E4 - Spanning the Saigon River

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?

Aug. 26, 2010, midnight

S5E5 - London Olympic Aquatics Centre

The London 2012 Aquatic Centre is an engineering marvel shaped like a giant metallic wave, designed by world famous architect Zaha Hadid

Sept. 2, 2010, midnight

S5E6 - Big Bosphorus Dig

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.

Sept. 9, 2010, midnight

S5E7 - The Fast Track

The construction of Johannesburg's new rail system presents a difficult set of problems, most particularly dangerous sinkholes across its route.

Sept. 16, 2010, midnight

S5E8 - Episode 8

Dec. 23, 2010, midnight

Network: Discovery

Episode Runtime: 45 min.

Season Runtime: 1845 min.

Released: Sept. 18, 2005

Last Air Date: June 8, 2020, midnight

Status: In Production

Certification: TV-G / 2+

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