Is Colorado’s Massive Dam Expansion in Trouble?

Denver's $500M dam raise hasn't gone entirely to plan. See how SkyOS is giving billions back and rebuilding the digital foundation of America’s physical industries here 👉 https://bit.ly/4oKqC7p Full story here - https://www.theb1m.com/video/colorado-gross-reservoir-expansion Additional footage and images courtesy of Denver Water, Carnegie Library for Local History Boulder, CBS, Denver7, Doka, FOX31 Denver, Lighthawk, Mitch Tobin, 9NEWS, Searchlight Pictures, Steve Riggins and The Water Desk. 00:00 Intro 01:09 Denver's Water System 02:35 Expanding Gross Dam 03:52 Why It's Needed 05:08 Long-Term Plan 07:01 How To Raise a Dam 08:16 Roller-Compacted Concrete 09:25 The Problem 11:20 Construction Resumes 12:11 Mitigation Measures 13:28 Colorado River Impact 14:24 Funding 15:14 Conclusion For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - / getconstructiontalking X - / getconsttalking LinkedIn - / about Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - / theb1m Follow us on TikTok - / theb1m Follow us on LinkedIn - / the-b1m-ltd Follow us on Instagram - / theb1m Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #infrastructure We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited