The Government's Plan

Name: The Government's Plan
Uploaded: 2013-09-12T04:00:00Z
Duration: P66S
Description: Building the 700 foot high dam was only one piece of the puzzle. Workers would also build two power plants, dig four tunnels into rock yard canyon, divert the flow of the river, pour 4 1/2 million cubic yards of concrete, and build a city in the desert to house 5,000 families.

Clip: Season 11 | 1m 6s

Building the 700 foot high dam was only one piece of the puzzle. Workers would also build two power plants, dig four tunnels into rock yard canyon, divert the flow of the river, pour 4 1/2 million cubic yards of concrete, and build a city in the desert to house 5,000 families.

Aired: 01/18/99

Rating: NR

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