Mega Builders
Season 5
Episodes
1. 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.
2. World Class Stadium
Follow the construction of the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, scheduled to be ready for the FIFA World Cup 2010.
3. Peak Power
A $600 million hydroelectric project in remote British Columbia in Canada presents a host of unique problems. Follow its difficult construction.
4. 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?
5. 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
6. 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.
7. The Fast Track
The construction of Johannesburg's new rail system presents a difficult set of problems, most particularly dangerous sinkholes across its route.