1951: FRENCH MOROCCO

The video discusses a major construction project involving American workers who previously built the Burma Road and Alaska Highway. The project, located in Morocco, involves earth-moving equipment and compactors to create runways for heavy bombers. A significant labor force, including native workers, is employed for this challenging task, which is compared to the Panama Canal in terms of scale and speed requirements.

What was the nature of the work being done, as described in the text?

What was the first consideration for the engineers working on the project?