Montreal Olympic Stadium Roof Replacement

The montreal olympic stadium has become emblematic of the bigger problems surrounding the planning financing and support for the montreal olympics.

Montreal olympic stadium roof replacement.

The roof was finally removed in 1998 after a windstorm left a 30 metre by 15 metre hole in it. Montreal is expected to host multiple games during the 2026 world cup and the new olympic stadium roof is slated to be installed in time for that event. The second roof ripped 7 453 times between 2007 and 2017. 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.

A dream team has been assembled to develop a new roof the third for montreal s star crossed big o the olympic stadium. The reality of the montreal olympic stadium. Montreal s olympic stadium seen here from mount royal is getting a new 250 million roof. The quebec government had committed to a new 250 million roof for montreal s olympic stadium by 2023 but now officials are aiming for 2024.

In the coming years a new roof could be installed over the facility as the olympic installation board took another step toward that project on tuesday by releasing a call for bids. Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city. Collaborating to prepare a business case for a new covering are schlaich bergermann partner sbp a german engineering firm tha. Earlier this week it was announced that the joint bid from the united states canada and mexico had been accepted for the 2026 world cup beating out a competing proposal from morocco.