Mega Builders
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.
- 2005-2012
- 6 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Reality
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.
Season 6 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Tunnel Vision
45 mins
Return to the 57-kilometer long high-speed rail tunnel in Switzerland's Gotthard Mountain range to see what it will take to finish the project by 2017.
Episode 2
Extreme Surf Machine
45 mins
Returning to Tenerife to check on the world's best water park which now seems destined to remain dry after numerous problems.
Episode 3
Race to the Games
45 mins
Crews race against the clock to finish an important venue and signature landmark for the 2012 London Olympics.
Episode 4
Tunneling Through History
45 mins
Mega Builders return to Istanbul to update the Marmaray rapid-transit project, which continues to have delays.
Episode 5
Quake-Proof Bridge
45 mins
Six years after piles were pounded into the muddy bottom of San Francisco Bay the new Bay Bridge is about to be topped off.
Episode 6
Ice Hotel: Bigger Colder
45 mins
Inside a famous Swedish hotel which is constructed from 10, 000 tonnes of ice and 30, 000 tonnes of snow, and boasts a frozen bar and cinema screen.
Episode 7
Best Of
45 mins
Mega Builders revisits previous covered projects and gives us an update to their progress.