With the Premier's recent pronouncements about the roof perhaps it is time to repost this article from earlier in the year.
An ultra-modern stadium?
A virtual tour of the new Olympic Stadium gets people talking!
Jeremy Filosa 98.5 Sports March 20, 2023
The Olympic Stadium will experience major changes over the next few years. Originally planned, among other things, to host the 2026 World Cup, the stadium will undergo a major transformation.
And even if the famous Mondial will not stop in Montreal, the work will take place one way or another.
Some privileged people had the chance to take a virtual tour of the Olympic “new stadium”, as projected by the leaders of the Olympic Park.
With the help of a headset and virtual reality glasses, you can transport yourself into the future and see already today what the stadium could be like in a few years from now.
The projected images are simply a reflection of what the people of the Olympic Park would like to see as an improvement. For the moment, no work is yet mandated, in order to proceed.
When asked whether yours truly could take advantage of this virtual visit, the people at the Olympic Park indicated that this information remained privileged for the moment.
98.5 Sports still interviewed, on condition of anonymity, some people who had this chance, and here is the information we were able to gather.
An unrecognizable stadium
The consensus seems to be that the Olympic Stadium will be “unrecognizable” if all of these changes actually take place.
"It's just fantastic," a source tells us. I wish you to be able to make the visit so that you can realize it yourself.
First, as in the majority of modern stadiums, the intention would be to break down the walls that block the view to the field from the passageways.
This means that even if we line up at the food concessions, we can always keep an eye on what is happening on the ground. One attribute that adds to the customer experience and seems to appeal to new generations of fans is that feeling of open spaces.
Several new stadiums are now removing seats that are rarely occupied, to make way for terraces where people remain standing, in a more convivial atmosphere to watch the match or simply discuss other things.
A terrace for this purpose, which can accommodate up to 250 people, would also be in the plans. There is an example of a terrace recently added at the expense of some seats at Coors Field in Denver:
There is also talk of a large open space near the stadium entrance.
Goodbye Baseball
According to our information, despite having invested several million dollars to improve the baseball facilities, with the aim of hosting Blue Jays games, the Olympic Stadium would say goodbye to baseball for good.
The new seating configuration would no longer allow the benches closest to the field to move.
This means that the bottom of the stands would lose its horseshoe shape, giving way to a permanent rectangular configuration, no longer allowing baseball games to be held. The new configuration would favor football and soccer more.
Currently, as shown in this image, removable seat sections allow you to switch from a baseball configuration to a soccer configuration:
Source: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
It is assumed that all seats would be replaced, but we do not have confirmation of this.
The Piece de Resistance
As is the case in the most modern stadiums, the people of the Olympic Park would like to mount huge giant screens which would be suspended from the technical ring of the stadium.
Impossible to know exactly how many screens we would like to erect. It's becoming more and more fashionable, and it allows you to see the images of the match well, no matter where you are installed.
Here is an example of a modern stadium, the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the giant screen goes around the ring:
Source: Courtesy - Youtube.com
Add to this, the replacement of the sound system, the lighting, the repair of the dressing rooms and the replacement of the roof.
No deadline has yet been worked out for this multi-million dollar project. This winter, the first work began with the replacement of the playing surface which would have cost, according to our information, approximately $750,000.
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