Montreal Olympic Stadium Roof Problems

The big o s roof has been plagued with problems ever since it was constructed for the 1976 olympic games.

Montreal olympic stadium roof problems.

Dismantling montreal s olympic stadium would be foolish says man in charge. To this day in a northern canadian. The quebec government has committed to a new 250 million roof for montreal s olympic stadium by 2023. Montrealers have been dealing with the stadium s problematic roof for years.

Built in the mid 1970s as the main venue for the 1976 summer olympics it is nicknamed the big o a reference to both its name and to the doughnut shape of the permanent component of the stadium s roof. Lack of public tender the design and use of concrete instead of steel ignoring recommendations that would have saved upwards of 146 million an impossible construction schedule scope creep and late design changes. Montrealers have strong reaction to olympic stadium roof renovations. It cannot be used if there is more than three centimetres of snow on top of it.

During what could be a joyous occasion the prospect of hosting games for the 2026 fifa world cup montrealers took to twitter to voice their displeasure. From falling concrete to holes in the roof a timeline of the olympic stadium s struggles. It was recently revealed that workers at the stadium have had to repair nearly 7 500 tears in the roof since 2007. Ah the never ending saga of montreal s olympic stadium.

The technical ring and stadium holds maybe 30 per cent. Thirty years after its initial construction the stadium s 541 foot tower has been revamped both inside and out as it hosts new offices for desjardins accèsd. After announcing that montreal s olympic stadium will be getting a new 200 300 million dollar roof in time for the world renowned soccer tournament montrealers were having trouble justifying why anyone. Montreal s iconic olympic stadium is sporting a new look.

Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city. Around 70 per cent of the roof is held by the tower. The cost overruns can be blamed on every decision that went into this project. There are some stadiums where there is tension from the top but the way the olympic stadium is built it is inclined not for esthetics it is inclined because it holds the roof he explained.