New York Super Airport

New York Super Airport

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New York Super Airport

Synopsis

Costing over 8 billion dollars, the new LaGuardia Airport will be one of the biggest American infrastructure projects of recent times. More than 8000 men and women will work together to transform the airport into a modern, 21st century ‘superhub’.

Episodes

Season 1

  • Skyscraper Terminals

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    Designers push the limits of a tight site and the team build a world-first; twin 450-foot-long pedestrian bridges that allow aircraft to pass beneath.

  • Building on Water

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    The team digs deep into reclaimed land but hits trouble that threatens to delay the build, while ironworkers fight to connect their biggest truss yet.

  • Moving Passengers and Planes

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    The team races to complete Terminal B and its twin bridges in time for the grand opening, while a brutal snowstorm brings the airport to its knees.