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High Maintenance

Season 1

2020 · 8 episodes

  1. 1. Montreal Metro; Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

    2020-02-04

    In California, brave technicians work at extreme heights to keep a tramway safe for tourists; crews race against the clock to replace a corroded rail at the Montreal Metro.

  2. 2. Netherlands Storm Surge Barriers; Quebec Flood Divers

    2020-02-12

    In the Netherlands, engineers battle encroaching seawater on storm surge barriers that protect the country from deadly floods; divers risk their lives to save a flood-ravaged community near Montreal.

  3. 3. Blackpool Pleasure Beach Amusement Park; Falkirk Wheel

    2020-02-18

    Crews wage a battle against moisture at the world's only rotating boat-lift, the Falkirk Wheel; in Blackpool, UK, technicians must fix a roller coaster's broken track before opening.

  4. 4. Hydro Electric Station; Las Vegas Lighting

    2020-02-25

    At a hydro station in Niagara Falls, engineers struggle to solve an issue with a faulty power-generator; lighting techs attempt a risky fix 45 stories above the Las Vegas strip.

  5. 5. Oregon Water Systems; Maritime Communications System

    2020-03-04

    In Oregon, specialized divers remove contaminates from a massive drinking water system; crews upgrade a communications tower to keep Atlantic Canada connected.

  6. 6. Confederation Bridge; Wind Turbines

    2020-03-10

    Technicians battle the elements to keep the country's longest bridge open; specialists work in claustrophobic conditions to keep massive wind turbines rotating.

  7. 7. Firefighting Water Bombers; Offshore Helicopter Shuttles

    2020-03-17

    As forest fires rage in Northern Manitoba, aircraft engineers at a remote airstrip struggle to keep water bombers flying; mechanics race to get a fleet of helicopters safe to pluck workers from platforms hundreds of kilometers offshore.

  8. 8. Ocean Port Dredging/ Commuter Ferry Maintenance

    2020-03-24

    A crew of mariners dredge the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. A crew in the Canadian Maritimes overhauls a passenger ferry before it becomes unsafe.

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