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[narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ramp

Engineering Catastrophes

Despite the weather,work continued on the new ramp while commuters traveledthrough the...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E04 • 2018

[narrator]
Despite the weather,
work continued on the new ramp while commuters traveled
through the intersection. Just before noon,
the retaining wall
of the new ramp failed catastrophically. Local journalist Mark Matthews
arrived to witness
the devastation. Local journalist Mark Matthews
arrived to witness
the devastation. When I first saw
the wall bulging out
and the ground lifting up, it...
it was just unbelievable

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ramp

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while commuters traveled through the intersection.

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Just before noon, the retaining wall of the new ramp

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failed catastrophically.

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Local journalist Mark Matthews arrived to witness the devastation.

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Local journalist Mark Matthews arrived to witness the devastation.

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When I first saw the wall bulging out and the ground lifting up,

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it... it was just unbelievable.

Duration

27 seconds

Views

13

Timestamp in Movie

00:37:46

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

4

Genres

Production

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.