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The Panama Canal was a miracle of modern engineering when it was built. Now it's going through a multi-billion dollar makeover, one of the largest construction projects the world has ever seen.

CBS's Jake Barlow captured these views of the canal under construction during a recent shoot for CBS This Morning.

Watch the videos: The Panama Canal gets a $5.25B makeover

Watch: Panama Canal expansion project aerials

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The Panama Canal opened in 1914, creating a link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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The massive expansion project will include dredging miles of the ocean floor. A four-mile bypass channel is also being built, that will include a locking system to raise and lower the largest ships on the planet.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.

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Aerial views of the Panama Canal and new expansion construction.
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