3Olympic Stadium, Canada
Located in Montreal, Canada’s Olympic Stadium not only had issues, it was not even finished in time for the famous 1976 Olympics. The stadium’s estimated cost was roughly equal to $1.4 billion USD today. It wasn’t finished until 1987.
Even then it wasn’t suitable for use. A section of the structure fell apart in 1999. It has not had a permanent tenant since 2004 due to its reputation. Unfortunately, it would cost more to dismantle it than to keep it open for even occasional use in the future. At present, a stadium construction company in Germany in conjunction with RIO (the Régie des installations olympiques) is making plans for replacing the old roof in 2024. It was most recently used as a COVID vaccination center.
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