NOVA — S44E04 — Super Tunnel

00:00:03 NARRATOR: Underneath the streets of London,

00:03:08 at an estimated cost of a million pounds

00:05:26 with all of the neighbors above us and around us

00:07:53 The brand new tunnel and ten new Crossrail stations

00:10:27 to pass through the Eye of the Needle

00:12:30 But because space around the docks is at a premium,

00:14:47 and hopefully then it will slot in

00:16:51 Looking more than good, looking brilliant

00:19:14 but before we get there,

00:21:05 Among them is one of the most celebrated structures

00:23:13 at Custom House

00:25:20 NARRATOR: Dismantling and rebuilding this robust underwater tunnel

00:27:15 of the Royal Docks into this tunnel

00:29:35 NARRATOR: Canary Wharf Station is a giant six-level box

00:32:40 but you take the rough with the smooth, I think

00:34:57 Now she's racing to find a way to do the job

00:37:01 NARRATOR: The last of the water is drained from the dock,

00:38:59 and it was because a predecessor of mine said,

00:40:58 in the next 24 hours

00:43:26 on back shift this afternoon,

00:45:26 the Northern Line northbound station platform,

00:47:41 No terrified passengers, no evacuated platforms

00:49:43 which run down the edge

00:52:20 to keep them on the move