The Terrible Engineering Behind Montreal’s $1B “Unfixable” Stadium
#MegaEngineering #Montreal #OlympicStadium How does a $1 billion Olympic stadium turn into a decades-long problem? In the heart of Montreal sits the Montreal Olympic Stadium — built for the 1976 Summer Olympics. But almost everything went wrong. Cost overruns. An unfinished design. A retractable roof that never worked. And problems that still haven’t been fixed. In this video, we break down how one ambitious design turned into a billion-dollar engineering mistake — and why it’s still causing problems today. This isn’t a collapse story. It’s something worse. MORE INFORMATION & SOURCES: Public reports on construction, costs, and roof failures Engineering insights on pre-stressed concrete structures ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: MadeFor explores the stories behind the world’s biggest engineering decisions — and what can go wrong. Subscribe for weekly deep dives: / @madefor-1

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