Impossible Fixes
Meet the dedicated maintenance crews who race against the clock to ensure critical infrastructures are operating as designed every day.
High-Wire Hell
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Working thousands of feet above the California desert, engineers and crews perform perilous high-wire acts to keep a hi-tech tramway system operating safely for the hundreds of daily tourists it transports.
Mission Las Vegas
S1 E3
Lighting technicians battle extreme desert conditions to keep the lights bright in Las Vegas; at extreme heights, they perform risky neon bulb replacements.
Storm Surge Emergency
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When sea levels rise, storm surge barriers work overtime to fight floods; it takes a team of experts to maintain these engineering marvels to prevent catastrophe and keep millions of people safe.
Firefighting Water Bombers
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Maintenance crews at a remote airstrip are exposed to the elements as they keep water-bombing aircraft flying to battle forest fires; mechanics race against the clock to get transport helicopters to safely shuttle oil rig workers.
Tower of Terror
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Technicians battle staggering heights and fierce winds to upgrade a communications tower that keeps millions connected; special access to this dangerous job site reveals what it takes to get the job done.
Ice Bridge Nightmare
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A determined team of expert technicians battle nature's destructive forces to keep one of the world's longest road bridges open in deadly conditions.
Hell on Water
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A dedicated crew of mariners race time as they dredge North America's busiest shipping canal to allow safe passage for huge oil tankers; specialists repair years of corrosion and damage to get a massive ferry operating safely.