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Extreme Engineering - Season 5

Episode List

South Ferry Subway Station
E1 - South Ferry Subway Station

Aired: October 11, 2006

The South Ferry Terminal subway station is the first new subway station in New York City since the early 1900s.

World's Biggest Arch Bridge
E2 - World's Biggest Arch Bridge

Aired: October 18, 2006

The 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.

JFK: JetBlue Terminal
E3 - JFK: JetBlue Terminal

Aired: October 25, 2006

The 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.

Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong
E4 - Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong

Aired: November 01, 2006

Suspended 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.

California Academy of Sciences
E5 - California Academy of Sciences

Aired: November 08, 2006

The 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.

Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel: Sweden
E6 - Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel: Sweden

Aired: November 15, 2006

The 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.