Extreme Engineering - Season 1 - Eps 10: Widening the Panama Canal
A documentary looking at plans to update the Panama Canal. This magnificent waterway cuts through 50 miles of tropical jungle, allowing ships to travel easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific. However, time has passed this engineering marvel by - many modern supercargo ships are three times the size the canal can safely accommodate, so plans are in motion to widen the structure. The project faces all manner of environmental challenges, as well as leaving the canal closed to…
About Extreme Engineering
Title: Extreme Engineering
First Air Date: 2003-04-13
Last Air Date: 2011-07-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 20 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 77
Network: Discovery
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Powderhouse Productions
Synopsis
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.
