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Each episode of Extreme Engineering features a major construction and engineering project. Some projects are completed ones, like the new Hong Kong airport. Other projects are those under construction like the Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Alps. Still other episodes showcase futuristic projects that may never be built, like the Transatlantic Tunnel. Most episodes examine possible disaster scenarios that could threaten the projects.

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6 Episodes

Estación de metro South Ferry
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Estación de metro South FerryThe South Ferry Terminal subway station is the first new subway station in New York City since the early 1900s.
El puente de arco más grande del mundo
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El puente de arco más grande del mundoThe Hoover Dam Bypass Project aims to remove traffic congestion along U.S. Highway 93 at the Colorado River crossing. A new arch bridge will span the river near Hoover Dam.
Aeropuerto JFK: La terminal JetBlue
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Aeropuerto JFK: La terminal JetBlueThe original 1962 TWA Terminal (Terminal 5) at New York's JFK International Airport is remodeled for JetBlue Airlines. The 26 gates of the new low-profile structure will be able to handle 20 million passengers a year.
Puente Stonecutters: Hong Kong
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Puente Stonecutters: Hong KongSuspended above one of the world's busiest waterways, the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong will set a new record for the longest cable-stayed span, over a kilometer in length.
Academia de Ciencias de California
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Academia de Ciencias de CaliforniaThe California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, has won acclaim for an environmentally friendly design that features the use of recycled and renewable materials. Construction began in September 2005.
El tunel de Hallandsas: Suecia
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El tunel de Hallandsas: SueciaThe Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel Project, the world's most complicated tunneling project, is designed to remove a major bottleneck on the Gothenburg (Göteborg)-Malmo West Coast Line in Sweden. The project began in 1992 but stopped in 1997 because of technical difficulties. Construction resumed in 2004. The project is scheduled for completion in 2012.