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.
Montreal olympic stadium new roof.
Montreal s olympic stadium will get new roof caq government says.
However olympic stadium officials said that the new top won t be required to be retractable.
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.
Stade olympique is a multi purpose stadium in montreal canada located at olympic park in the hochelaga maisonneuve district of the city.
The estimated cost of the new roof is between 200 million and 250 million.
A new olympic stadium roof won t be retractable but will possibly allow in natural light according to a call for tenders released by the olympic installation board on tuesday.
Montreal s never ending saga of the olympic stadium and its roof rages on.