Massive Construction: Building a Billion Dollar Flood Defense System | FD Engineering

Massive Construction: Building a Billion Dollar Flood Defense System | FD EngineeringExtreme Constructions - Complete Series: https://youtu.be/XKndrP5zT-cThe plan to build a surge barrier against the tides that cause the so called “Acqua Alta” has been underway for nearly forty years, but only now is the massive 7-billion-euro surge barrier nearing completion. This documentary looks at the engineering, construction and instalment of this huge and unique mobile dyke that sits invisible under the Venice lagoon, until high tides trigger it to rise from the sea bed to protect the ancient City of…