The Extreme Engineering Behind the Panama Canal’s Modern Makeover | Blueprint

For over a century, the Panama Canal has been a crucial gateway for global trade—but modern mega ships had outgrown its limits. Now, a $5.25 billion expansion is rewriting history, doubling the canal’s capacity with colossal new locks, seismic-resistant steel gates, and the largest water-saving basins ever built. How did engineers pull off this groundbreaking feat? Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures.

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