New York Super Airport charts the exclusive inside story of the 8-billion-dollar race to build America’s first major new airport in 25 years.
30 million passengers a year pass through LaGuardia Airport in New York, but this critical hub is run down and over capacity, causing delays.
Over the course of 9 years, 7000 architects, engineers and construction workers must attempt the impossible; rebuild the entire airport from the ground up, to create a state-of-the-art, fully unified facility, without affecting its operation.
Episode One:
LaGuardia Airport is hemmed in by river and roads, so designers must push the limits of a tight site by building as tall as possible. This means a vast 120-foot-long escalator is needed to move passengers between floors.
But the install hangs precariously in the balance. Below ground the team battles to prevent devastating floods, while above, they build a world-first; twin 450-foot-long pedestrian bridges that allow aircraft to pass beneath.
