Olympic Stadium Montreal Roof Collapse

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.

Olympic stadium montreal roof collapse.

It happened monday afternoon as workers prepared for an automotive show at. Five people suffered minor injuries when part of the roof of montreal s olympic stadium has collapsed under heavy snow. 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. Dismantling montreal s olympic stadium would be foolish says man in charge.

Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city. At the moment the stadium can t be used in the winter if there s more than a couple inches of snow on the roof lest it might collapse. More recently a slab of concrete measuring approximately 8 by 12 metres 26 by 39 ft fell from the roof of the stadium s underground parking facility on march 4 2012. Ah the never ending saga of montreal s olympic stadium.

In december 1967 the city was awarded a franchise the expos who would begin playing in 1969. Five people suffered minor injuries when part of the roof of montreal s olympic stadium has collapsed under heavy snow. In 1999 a 350 m2 3 770 sq ft portion of the roof collapsed on january 18 dumping ice and snow on workers that were setting up for the annual montreal auto show. The quebec government has committed to a new 250 million roof for montreal s olympic stadium by 2023.

Montreal s olympic stadium will get new roof caq government says. Part of the agreement of awarding the city a franchise was that a new stadium would be constructed. Quebec city s olympic dreams could be reignited by calgary s failure. 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.

In 2016 repairing rips in the roof alone cost montreal almost 500 000. Part of olympic stadium s roof caves in montreal as 200 workers are setting up for an auto show. Montreal s olympic stadium getting a retractable roof for 2026 world cup. Much maligned stadium is getting a new lease on life with the organization running it being given more power to run the place as.