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<h2 id="origins-of-the-show">Origins of the show</h2> <p><i>Engineering the Impossible</i> was a 2-hour special, created and written by Alan Lindgren and produced by <a href="/facts/Powderhouse_Productions/28jUzJEA">Powderhouse Productions</a> for the Discovery Channel. It focused on three incredible, yet physically possible, engineering projects: the nine-mile-long (14 km) <a href="/facts/Strait_of_Gibraltar_crossing/KAxkjaY2">Gibraltar Bridge</a>, the 170-story <a href="/facts/Millennium_Tower_(Tokyo)/suqDjHbk">Millennium Tower</a> and the over 4,000-foot-long (1,200 m) <a href="/facts/Freedom_Ship/cIaKEsM0">Freedom Ship</a>. This program won the <a href="/facts/Beijing/Bg4puFBv">Beijing</a> International Science Film Festival Silver Award, and earned Discovery's second-highest weeknight rating for 2002. After the success of this program, Discovery commissioned Powderhouse to produce the first season of the 10-part series, <i>Extreme Engineering</i>, whose episodes were written by Alan Lindgren, Ed Fields and several other Powderhouse writer-producers. Like <i><a href="/facts/Engineering_the_Impossible/vqdY5gLJ">Engineering the Impossible</a></i>, the first season of <i>Extreme Engineering</i> focused on extreme projects of the future. Season 2 (and all seasons since) featured projects already in construction around the world. </p> <h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <h3>Series overview</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Season</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2">Episodes</th><th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">Originally released</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">First released</th><th scope="col">Last released</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">Pilot</th><td colspan="2">1</td><td colspan="1">TBA</td><td>TBA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">1</th><td colspan="2">10</td><td colspan="1">April 13, 2003 (2003-4-13)</td><td>June 4, 2003 (2003-6-04)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">2</th><td colspan="2">9</td><td colspan="1">July 7, 2004 (2004-7-7)</td><td>November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">3</th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1">October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19)</td><td>January 21, 2006 (2006-1-21)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">4</th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1">February 19, 2006 (2006-2-19)</td><td>July 12, 2006 (2006-7-12)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">5</th><td colspan="2">6</td><td colspan="1">October 11, 2006 (2006-10-11)</td><td>November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">6</th><td colspan="2">14</td><td colspan="1">July 10, 2007 (2007-7-10)</td><td>October 17, 2007 (2007-10-17)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">7</th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1">April 20, 2009 (2009-4-20)</td><td>June 26, 2009 (2009-6-26)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">8</th><td colspan="2">10</td><td colspan="1">April 8, 2010 (2010-4-8)</td><td>July 1, 2010 (2010-7-1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="1">9</th><td colspan="2">8</td><td colspan="1">April 8, 2011 (2011-4-8)</td><td>July 9, 2011 (2011-7-9)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Pilot</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">"Engineering the Impossible"</th><td>Europe/AfricaUnited StatesChina</td><td><a href="/facts/Strait_of_Gibraltar_crossing/KAxkjaY2">Gibraltar Bridge</a><a href="/facts/Freedom_Ship/cIaKEsM0">Freedom Ship</a><a href="/facts/Millennium_Tower_(Tokyo)/suqDjHbk">Millennium Tower</a> (originally planned for Tokyo, but shown in Hong Kong)</td><td>Proposed</td><td>TBA</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Millennium Tower on-hold/cancelled due to <a href="/facts/Central_and_Wan_Chai_Reclamation/oyR8WnQG">Central Reclamation Phase III</a> lawsuit</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Season one<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> episode 4, Icarus' Dream. Master's of Engineering. Amazon Prime Television. </p> <h3>Season 1: 2003</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">1</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Tokyo's Sky City"</td><td>Japan</td><td><a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>'s <a href="/facts/Sky_City_1000/qzbbKVEA">Sky City</a></td><td>Proposed</td><td>April 13, 2003 (2003-4-13)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Proposed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">2</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Rapid_transit/bbhkQbAW">Subways</a> In America"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/East_Side_Access/SKXICpEE">East Side Access</a></td><td>Proposed</td><td>April 15, 2003 (2003-4-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed in 2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">3</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Transatlantic Tunnel"</td><td>United StatesUnited Kingdom</td><td>The <a href="/facts/Transatlantic_tunnel/DvBlm0uM">Transatlantic tunnel</a></td><td>Proposed</td><td>April 16, 2003 (2003-4-16)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Proposed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">4</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"City in a Pyramid"</td><td>Japan</td><td>The <a href="/facts/Shimizu_Mega-City_Pyramid/jHIFe7Nh">Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid</a> over <a href="/facts/Tokyo_Bay/AbQr734l">Tokyo Bay</a></td><td>Proposed</td><td>April 23, 2003 (2003-4-23)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Proposed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">5</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Bridging the Bering Strait"</td><td>United StatesRussia</td><td>The <a href="/facts/Bering_Strait_crossing/p3Xr93RF">Bering Strait crossing</a></td><td>Proposed</td><td>April 30, 2003 (2003-4-30)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Proposed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">6</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Tunneling Under the <a href="/facts/Alps/Q3zdQId4">Alps</a>"</td><td>Switzerland</td><td><a href="/facts/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel/XMMb4Qmo">Gotthard Base Tunnel</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 7, 2003 (2003-5-7)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">7</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Building <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>'s Airport"</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td><a href="/facts/Hong_Kong_International_Airport/MoIdMs4Q">Hong Kong International Airport</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>May 14, 2003 (2003-5-14)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">8</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Holland</a>'s Barriers to the Sea"</td><td>Netherlands</td><td><a href="/facts/Maeslantkering/1qFy1nvz">Maeslantkering</a> and <a href="/facts/Oosterscheldekering/aQkHoYFX">Oosterscheldekering</a> <a href="/facts/Storm_surge/kByBlFz1">storm surge</a> barriers</td><td>Completed</td><td>May 21, 2003 (2003-5-21)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">9</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Boston's Big Dig"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>'s <a href="/facts/Big_Dig/8lBDNPSv">Big Dig</a> underground highway and bridge project</td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 28, 2003 (2003-5-28)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">10</th><td>10</td><td rowspan="1">"Widening the <a href="/facts/Panama_Canal/Tau1ccDe">Panama Canal</a>"</td><td>Panama</td><td><a href="/facts/Panama_Canal_expansion_project/9nFF2p1z">Panama Canal expansion project</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>June 4, 2003 (2003-6-4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 2: 2004</h3> <p>Season 2 was the first season produced in HDTV for <a href="/facts/HD_Theater/htjYejMp">HD Theater</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">11</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Turning Torso"</td><td>Sweden</td><td><a href="/facts/Turning_Torso/43rqadmM">Turning Torso</a> <a href="/facts/Skyscraper/5nM0naVB">skyscraper</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>July 7, 2004 (2004-7-7)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">12</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Venice/Xzc2uVDg">Venice</a> Flood Gates"</td><td>Italy</td><td>Venice Tide Barrier Project (<a href="/facts/MOSE_Project/NAW2LUEq">MOSE Project</a>)</td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 14, 2004 (2004-7-14)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Under construction (estimated completion 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">13</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Container_Ship/IV91jDh9">Container Ships</a>"</td><td>Norway</td><td><i>Adrian Mærsk</i> (<a href="/facts/Maersk_Line/ze0hwygj">Maersk Line</a>)</td><td>Completed</td><td>July 28, 2004 (2004-7-28)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">14</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Oakland/84tfrNlx">Oakland</a> Bay Bridge"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Eastern_span_replacement_of_the_San_Francisco_%E2%80%93_Oakland_Bay_Bridge/1dqMXUVv">Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>August 4, 2004 (2004-8-4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">15</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a> Tunnels"</td><td>Iceland</td><td><a href="/facts/K%C3%A1rahnj%C3%BAkar_Hydropower_Plant/xgJ5KGth">Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>September 1, 2004 (2004-9-1)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">16</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Off-shore Oil Platforms"</td><td>N/A</td><td>Tarzan Class oil rigs</td><td>Under construction</td><td>September 25, 2004 (2004-9-25)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">17</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Cooper River Bridge"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Cooper_River_Bridge/ntuDC6JA">Cooper River Bridge</a> in <a href="/facts/Charleston,_South_Carolina/dB8lmPF2">Charleston, South Carolina</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 5, 2004 (2004-10-5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">18</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"Millau Viaduct"</td><td>France</td><td><a href="/facts/Millau_Viaduct/5Ajkgy0S">Millau Viaduct</a> in <a href="/facts/Southern_France/Jm4I4xAl">Southern France</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">19</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Excavators"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Hull%E2%80%93Rust%E2%80%93Mahoning_Open_Pit_Iron_Mine/Q4VjuEBU">Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine</a> in <a href="/facts/Hibbing,_Minnesota/cXtJ0Kqv">Hibbing, Minnesota</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 3: 2005–06</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">20</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"The Snøhvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform"</td><td>Norway</td><td><a href="/facts/Sn%C3%B8hvit/qMCbS6WK">Snøhvit</a> platform / <a href="/facts/MV_Blue_Marlin/ahMdwtds">MV <i>Blue Marlin</i></a> in the <a href="/facts/Norwegian_Sea/mtmQwGxS">Norwegian Sea</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">21</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"The El Cajon Dam"</td><td>Mexico</td><td><a href="/facts/El_Cajon_Dam_(Mexico)/J5Hs2nGW">El Cajon Dam</a> in <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>November 10, 2005 (2005-11-10)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">22</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Hong Kong's Cable Car"</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td><a href="/facts/Ngong_Ping_360/NglW8CaA">Ngong Ping 360</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>December 2, 2005 (2005-12-2) (?)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">23</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Woodrow Wilson Bridge"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Woodrow_Wilson_Bridge/Nzb2M7Rq">Woodrow Wilson Bridge</a> in <a href="/facts/Washington,_D.C./enXPK156">Washington, D.C.</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>December 9, 2005 (2005-12-9) (?)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">24</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Gotthard Tunnel"</td><td>Switzerland</td><td><a href="/facts/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel/XMMb4Qmo">Gotthard Base Tunnel</a> in <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>January 1, 2006 (2006-1-1)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">25</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Dubai's Ski Resort"</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td><a href="/facts/Ski_Dubai/grEHENzV">Ski Dubai</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>January 21, 2006 (2006-1-21)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 4: 2006</h3> <p>Powderhouse Productions produced six episodes for season 4 with host Danny Forster. After ending of season 3 it airs under the <i>Build It Bigger</i> name on <a href="/facts/HD_Theater/htjYejMp">HD Theater</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Science_Channel/lavqV2x2">The Science Channel</a>, and <a href="/facts/Discovery_Channel/mmhjAhgr">Discovery Channel</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">26</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"SuperStadium"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Cardinals_Stadium/hLBymqUC">Cardinals Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Glendale,_Arizona/CrX32zUK">Glendale, Arizona</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>February 19, 2006 (2006-2-19)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">27</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"MegaTunnel"</td><td>Malaysia</td><td><a href="/facts/SMART_Tunnel/39Fum4cP">Storm Management And Road Tunnel</a> (SMART) in <a href="/facts/Kuala_Lumpur/2dCzRWjL">Kuala Lumpur</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>March 8, 2006 (2006-3-8)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">28</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Biggest Warship"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/USS_George_H.W._Bush/QNWjcL5H">USS George H.W. Bush</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>May 31, 2006 (2006-5-31)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">29</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Sakhalin Oil & Ice"</td><td>Russia</td><td><a href="/facts/Sakhalin-II/E4lgTsCt">Sakhalin-II</a> on <a href="/facts/Sakhalin_Island/oWSuMNl8">Sakhalin Island</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>June 28, 2006 (2006-6-28)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">30</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Big Easy Rebuild"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans/JCM1LmB8">Reconstruction of New Orleans</a> after <a href="/facts/Hurricane_Katrina/EflS9fkS">Hurricane Katrina</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 5, 2006 (2006-7-5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Under construction (estimated completion N/A)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">31</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Space Tower"</td><td>Spain</td><td><a href="/facts/Madrid/B63nL2DB">Madrid</a>'s <a href="/facts/Torre_Espacio/CdGE46k2">Torre Espacio</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 12, 2006 (2006-7-12)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 5: 2006</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">32</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"South Ferry Subway Station"</td><td>United States</td><td>The <a href="/facts/New_York_City_Subway/1NKtIgLr">New York City Subway</a>'s new <a href="/facts/South_Ferry_%E2%80%93_Whitehall_Street_(New_York_City_Subway)/4QjxuVKI">South Ferry</a> station</td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 11, 2006 (2006-10-11)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">33</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"World's Biggest Arch Bridge"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Mike_O%27Callaghan_%E2%80%93_Pat_Tillman_Memorial_Bridge/gRUmLJ8X">Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge</a> (the Hoover Dam Bypass) over the <a href="/facts/Colorado_River/yGEJtRAJ">Colorado River</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 18, 2006 (2006-10-18)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">34</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"JFK: JetBlue Terminal"</td><td>United States</td><td>Reconstruction of <a href="/facts/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport/UcNGmMFm">John F. Kennedy International Airport</a>'s <a href="/facts/TWA_Flight_Center/vDqvtlJK">Terminal 5</a> in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">35</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong"</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td><a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>'s <a href="/facts/Stonecutters_Bridge/dwQ0Qcp2">Stonecutters Bridge</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>November 1, 2006 (2006-11-1)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">36</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"California Academy of Sciences"</td><td>United States</td><td>The rebuilding of the <a href="/facts/California_Academy_of_Sciences/P976HtIM">California Academy of Sciences</a> in <a href="/facts/San_Francisco,_California/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco, California</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>November 8, 2006 (2006-11-8)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">37</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Hallandsås Ridge Tunnel: Sweden"</td><td>Sweden</td><td><a href="/facts/Hallands%C3%A5s_Tunnel/9Vrj2hyV">Hallandsas railway tunnel</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 6: 2007</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">38</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Coaster Build Off"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Griffon_(roller_coaster)/GuAb1pmV">Griffon</a> steel <a href="/facts/Rollercoaster/Khc6UWax">rollercoaster</a> in <a href="/facts/Busch_Gardens_Williamsburg/AMXTICAV">Busch Gardens Williamsburg</a> and the <a href="/facts/Renegade_(roller_coaster)/fkAquCUo">Renegade</a> in <a href="/facts/Valleyfair/G0uPdsrk">Valleyfair</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 10, 2007 (2007-7-10)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">39</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"Battle Machines"</td><td>United States</td><td>An <a href="/facts/M1_Abrams/hf3YUcah">M1 Abrams</a> tank undergoing maintenance at <a href="/facts/Anniston_Army_Depot/I1dUA7Vr">Anniston Army Depot</a>, <a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>July 17, 2007 (2007-7-17)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">40</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"World's Tallest Skyscraper"</td><td>China</td><td><a href="/facts/Shanghai_World_Financial_Centre/pcG46oss">Shanghai World Financial Centre</a> in <a href="/facts/Shanghai,_China/nYyuBo2S">Shanghai, China</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 24, 2007 (2007-7-24)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">41</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Super Fast Warship"</td><td>United States</td><td>Building an <a href="/facts/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer/ELnEhwJL"><i>Arleigh Burke</i>-class destroyer</a> for the <a href="/facts/U.S._Navy/xYK0fUou">U.S. Navy</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>August 7, 2007 (2007-8-7)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">42</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Boot Camp"</td><td>United States</td><td>Training to use construction equipment in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>, <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>.</td><td>Completed</td><td>August 14, 2007 (2007-8-14)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">43</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Fault Zone Tunnel"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Inland_Feeder/xUvykwJb">Inland Feeder</a> pipeline project to supply freshwater to Southern California</td><td>Under construction</td><td>August 21, 2007 (2007-8-21)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">44</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Hurricane-Proof Homes"</td><td>United States</td><td>Building heavy duty modular homes</td><td>Completed</td><td>August 28, 2007 (2007-8-28)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">45</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"Floating City"</td><td>Bahamas</td><td><a href="/facts/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas/q0vfnsvJ">MS <i>Independence of the Seas</i></a> for the <a href="/facts/Royal_Caribbean_Cruise_Lines/1dG7TPfP">Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>September 4, 2007 (2007-9-4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">46</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Biggest Casino"</td><td>United States</td><td>Construction of <a href="/facts/The_Palazzo/4I3QAxmu">The Palazzo</a> hotel casino in <a href="/facts/Las_Vegas_Strip/pDH2kIzl">Las Vegas</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>September 11, 2007 (2007-9-11)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">47</th><td>10</td><td rowspan="1">"High Risk Tower"</td><td>United States</td><td>Construction of <a href="/facts/Trump_International_Hotel_and_Tower_(Chicago)/3bfWvocR">Trump's Tower</a> in <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>September 18, 2007 (2007-9-18)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">48</th><td>11</td><td rowspan="1">"Turbo-Charged Boats"</td><td>United States</td><td>Rebuilding and practice test of an offshore racing boat</td><td>Completed</td><td>September 25, 2007 (2007-9-25)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">49</th><td>12</td><td rowspan="1">"Mountain of Steel"</td><td>Spain</td><td><a href="/facts/City_of_Culture_of_Galicia/4lNBqvIb">City of Culture of Galicia</a> in <a href="/facts/Galicia_(Spain)/9gQqlueg">Galicia</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 3, 2007 (2007-10-3)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed (Final two buildings cancelled.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">50</th><td>13</td><td rowspan="1">"Deepest Tunnel"</td><td>Turkey</td><td>Construction of <a href="/facts/Marmaray/rXclLt48">Marmaray</a> underwater tunnel in <a href="/facts/Istanbul/Xo1hzGWH">Istanbul</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 10, 2007 (2007-10-10)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">51</th><td>14</td><td rowspan="1">"Major League Stadium"</td><td>United States</td><td>Construction of <a href="/facts/Nationals_Park/jLtQEm7j">Nationals Park</a> <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> stadium in <a href="/facts/Washington,_D.C./enXPK156">Washington, D.C.</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>October 17, 2007 (2007-10-17)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 7: 2009</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">52</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Dallas Cowboys Stadium"</td><td>United States</td><td>Building the new <a href="/facts/Cowboys_Stadium/0w0f6Mjd">Cowboys Stadium</a> for <a href="/facts/American_Football/TGzJa1nW">American Football</a> in <a href="/facts/Arlington,_Texas/umTWEFhW">Arlington, Texas</a>, USA</td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 20, 2009 (2009-4-20)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">53</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"CityCenter, Las Vegas"</td><td>United States</td><td>The <a href="/facts/CityCenter/pk9ufnyS">CityCenter</a> development in <a href="/facts/Las_Vegas_Strip/pDH2kIzl">Las Vegas</a> aspires to change the desert vacationland into a continental metropolis</td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 21, 2009 (2009-4-21)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">54</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Hong Kong Bridge"</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>Building the <a href="/facts/Stonecutters_Bridge/dwQ0Qcp2">Stonecutters Bridge</a> in <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>.</td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 27, 2009 (2009-4-27)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">55</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Navy Amphibious Warship"</td><td>United States</td><td>The <a href="/facts/San_Antonio-class_amphibious_transport_dock/rL7KbGE0">LPD-17</a> class of warship for the <a href="/facts/U.S._Navy/xYK0fUou">U.S. Navy</a>.</td><td>Completed</td><td>May 4, 2009 (2009-5-4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">56</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Panama Canal"</td><td>Panama</td><td>New $5.25 billion expansion projects.</td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 11, 2009 (2009-5-11)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">57</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Peru Dam & Tunnel"</td><td>Peru</td><td>Construction of the <a href="/facts/Limon_Dam/I5fpxBue">Limon Dam</a> in <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a> and one of the deepest tunnels ever attempted.</td><td>Completed and operational</td><td>May 18, 2009 (2009-5-18)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">58</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Abu Dhabi"</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td><a href="/facts/Al_Raha/w5sV9mXs">Al Raha</a> Beach Development in Abu Dhabi</td><td>Under construction</td><td>June 1, 2009 (2009-6-1)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">59</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"NASA"</td><td>United States</td><td>Transition from the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle_program/6Ikdvwsw">Space Shuttle program</a> to the <a href="/facts/Constellation_program/cRaB3DjN">Constellation program</a>.</td><td>Under construction</td><td>June 26, 2009 (2009-6-26)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Partially canceled</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 8: 2010</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">60</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Singapore Sky Park"</td><td>Singapore</td><td><a href="/facts/Marina_Bay_Sands/cA0xC2kU">Singapore Sky Park</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 8, 2010 (2010-4-8)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Singapore Sky Park (now Marina Bay Sands) will hang 650 ft (198 m) in the air on top of three skyscrapers.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">61</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"Rio de Janeiro's Power Island Project"</td><td>Brazil</td><td><a href="/facts/Simpl%C3%ADcio_Hydroelectric_Complex/6RQou042">Simplício Hydroelectric Complex</a></td><td>Completed</td><td>April 15, 2010 (2010-4-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><a href="/facts/Rio_de_Janeiro/AVPTJJ2C">Rio de Janeiro</a> has frequent widespread blackouts. So <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a> is building one of the largest <a href="/facts/Hydroelectric/zEeJIK2B">hydroelectric</a> projects in the world, the <a href="/facts/Simpl%C3%ADcio_Hydroelectric_Complex/6RQou042">Simplício Hydroelectric Complex</a>.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">62</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Kuwait Tower"</td><td>Kuwait</td><td><a href="/facts/Al_Hamra_Tower/KWzHVC2e">Al Hamra Tower</a></td><td>Under Construction</td><td>April 29, 2010 (2010-4-29)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><a href="/facts/Kuwait/HJLFQ59s">Kuwait</a>'s Al Hamra Tower is the world's tallest twisting structure.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">63</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"New Orleans Surge Barrier"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/New_Orleans/IgCn61KH">New Orleans</a> <a href="/facts/Storm_surge_barrier/hJ19Pv4D">storm surge barrier</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 9, 2010 (2010-5-9)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>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.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">64</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine"</td><td>South Africa</td><td>Mponeng Gold Mine</td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 13, 2010 (2010-5-13)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><a href="/facts/Johannesburg,_South_Africa/DQd9T8FY">Johannesburg, South Africa</a>'s <a href="/facts/Mponeng_Gold_Mine/0DQaJ8Q4">Mponeng Gold Mine</a> is the deepest place on Earth.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Under construction (estimated completion N/A)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">65</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Overhauling the Bay Bridge"</td><td>United States</td><td><a href="/facts/Eastern_span_replacement_of_the_San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge/1dqMXUVv">Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 20, 2010 (2010-5-20)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Overhauling the San Francisco Bay Bridge is one of the biggest construction projects in the US.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">66</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Melbourne_Rectangular_Stadium/zLemVkQj">Melbourne Stadium</a>"</td><td>Australia</td><td><a href="/facts/Melbourne_Rectangular_Stadium/zLemVkQj">Melbourne Rectangular Stadium</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 27, 2010 (2010-5-27)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><a href="/facts/Melbourne,_Australia/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne, Australia</a> is building one of the most innovative stadiums ever built. With its unprecedented <a href="/facts/Geodesic/fbWR6l80">geodesic</a> 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.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">67</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel/XMMb4Qmo">Gotthard Base Tunnel</a>"</td><td>Switzerland</td><td>Gotthard Base Tunnel</td><td>Under construction</td><td>May 30, 2010 (2010-5-30)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Swiss</a> government is spending 18 billion dollars to create the Gotthard Base Tunnel – <a href="/facts/List_of_longest_tunnels/0m9YX9z0">the longest tunnel in the world</a>, getting people and goods through the <a href="/facts/Alps/Q3zdQId4">Alps</a> up to three times faster and ultimately changing European transit forever.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">68</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Abu Dhabi Central Market"</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td><a href="/facts/Central_Market_Project/WfbYm5fW">Central Market Project</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>June 17, 2010 (2010-6-17)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><a href="/facts/Abu_Dhabi/0fXh0jQ2">Abu Dhabi</a>'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.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">69</th><td>10</td><td rowspan="1">"<a href="/facts/Port_of_Rotterdam/gMYMDhqU">Port of Rotterdam</a>"</td><td>Netherlands</td><td>Port of Rotterdam</td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 1, 2010 (2010-7-1)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Danny Forster goes behind the scenes at the Port of <a href="/facts/Rotterdam/p8LbhGmE">Rotterdam</a> in the <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a>, 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.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 9: 2011</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Project</th><th scope="col">Status at production</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">70</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Rebuilding New York City's Subway"</td><td>United States</td><td>New York City subway expansion</td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 8, 2011 (2011-4-8)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Examining subway work under <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, where crews are expanding the transit systems of <a href="/facts/Second_Avenue_Subway/xLHupyJf">Second Avenue Subway</a> and <a href="/facts/East_Side_Access/SKXICpEE">East Side Access</a> as part of a large public works project.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Second Avenue Subway: Completed (Phase 1); East Side Access: Completed 2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">71</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"Drought-Proofing Australia"</td><td>Australia</td><td><a href="/facts/Wonthaggi_desalination_plant/rVDNpsGK">Wonthaggi desalination plant</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 15, 2011 (2011-4-15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>After 13 years of record-breaking droughts <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a> looks to secure its future with a $3.5 billion Wonthaggi desalination plant that will turn saltwater into freshwater. Danny joins crews as they build two undersea tunnels, 29 buildings and 52 miles of pipeline.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">72</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation"</td><td>Azerbaijan</td><td><a href="/facts/Flame_Towers/U2yTP9a1">Flame Towers</a> and <a href="/facts/Heydar_Aliyev_Cultural_Centre/hKGhbvJT">Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>April 22, 2011 (2011-4-22)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>After decades of neglect under the <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a>, <a href="/facts/Azerbaijan/Ho5joRTJ">Azerbaijan</a> is reinventing itself. With a $6 billion a year renovation and over 500 new developments, Danny Forster goes behind the scenes of <a href="/facts/Baku/oUVVcRN1">Baku</a>'s construction projects: the Flame Towers and Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">73</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium"</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td><a href="/facts/London_Aquatics_Centre/2fg5W8az">London Aquatics Centre</a></td><td>Completed (Not publicly open until 2014)</td><td>April 29, 2011 (2011-4-29)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming and diving events during the <a href="/facts/2012_Summer_Olympics/mF4apCwl">2012 Summer Olympics</a> and live on as a new addition to the <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a> landscape. Danny Forster goes with crews as they construct one of the most advanced swimming facilities ever built.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">74</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Constructing Serbia's Largest Bridge"</td><td>Serbia</td><td><a href="/facts/Ada_Bridge/bHrToLet">Ada Bridge</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>June 18, 2011 (2011-6-18)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Danny Forster joins crews as they construct <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI">Serbia</a>'s newest national icon. The Sava River Bridge in <a href="/facts/Belgrade/Xeaz5zIy">Belgrade</a> is the world's largest single pylon <a href="/facts/Cable_stayed_bridge/sVfq79Sa">cable stayed bridge</a>, upgrading a critical freight corridor connecting <a href="/facts/Central_Europe/VdxzSbJz">Central Europe</a> to the East.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">75</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City"</td><td>Netherlands</td><td>Netherlands land expansion</td><td>Under construction</td><td>June 25, 2011 (2011-6-25)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a> is running out of land. Nearly 70% of its land, which comprises half its population lies beneath sea level. Rather than fight back the sea, engineers are radically making it an ally, The new city of <a href="/facts/IJburg/uHEvlutJ">IJburg</a> is to create real estate where none exists.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Partially completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">76</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Building <a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a>'s Modern Airport"</td><td>India</td><td><a href="/facts/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_International_Airport/t6kRmjqG">Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 2, 2011 (2011-7-2)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The $2 billion Mumbai Airport expansion project is one of <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>'s most ambitious undertakings aiming to improve <a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a>'s Infrastructure for economic growth. If they succeed to build this breathtaking piece of engineering, it could completely change the way airports are designed.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">77</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"Turkey's Mammoth <a href="/facts/Hydropower/Adx1E5ha">Hydropower</a> Dam"</td><td>Turkey</td><td><a href="/facts/Deriner_Dam/6r4o6hB1">Deriner Dam</a></td><td>Under construction</td><td>July 9, 2011 (2011-7-9)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Crews are now carving out <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>'s largest construction site in the country's most challenging terrain by building one of the tallest and strongest dams ever made, the Deriner Dam.</p><i>Activity since original air date</i>: Completed</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Mega_Builders/WmtJXhdY">Mega Builders</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Megastructures_(TV_series)/oE6Jfjmh">Megastructures</a></i>, a similar show on the National Geographic Channel</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Impossible_Engineering/gaINNMcC">Impossible Engineering</a></i></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.powderhouse.net/">Powderhouse Productions homepage</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wagtv.com/">WAGtv homepage</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060206112719/http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/engineering.html"><i>Extreme Engineering</i> official website at Discovery Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061022082043/http://shopping.discovery.com/product-41853.html?rel_productId=59639"><i>Extreme Engineering</i> episode guide at Discovery Channel</a></li> <li><a href="http://science.discovery.com/tv/build-bigger/build-bigger.html"><i>Build It Bigger</i> official website at Science Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364806/"><i>Extreme Engineering</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056754/"><i>Build It Bigger</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://epguides.com/ExtremeEngineering/"><i>Extreme Engineering</i></a> at <a href="/facts/Epguides/UBf0fnp0">epguides.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/fairfaxfocus/2005/11/woodrow_wilson_.html">"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Featured On Discovery Channel Tonight"</a> (Washington Post article)</li> <li><a href="http://www.simonstevin.tue.nl/symposium/">Symposium W.S.V Simon Stevin, student association of the Mechanical Engineering faculty of the Eindhoven University of Technology</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Discovery Channel::Meet the Host". Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2007. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070105214729/http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/meet/meet.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070105214729/http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/meet/meet.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Amazon Prime Masters of Engineering. 11:58 minutes into the episode 4 Icarus' Dream. October 31, 2020. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>