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Originally Posted by Acajack
I disagree that Montreal has the weakest stadium.
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It objectively is. Edmonton's stadium is ready to go with minimal cost. Montreal's stadium would require hundreds of millions of dollars just for the roof alone, before getting into anything else. And considering that the stadium has practically been mothballed since the Expos left, you know there would be an immense number of costly upgrades required.
Beyond that the stadiums are comparable in size, amenities, accessibility, etc.
Incidentally, Edmonton has probably achieved more bang for the buck from Commonwealth Stadium than any other city in Canada has with their stadiums. To the point where I don't think the race is even close.
$21 million in 1978 to build it, $11 million in 1982 to expand it to its current size. So $32 million total for a facility that is now 40 years old and has been used constantly for football, intermittently for soccer, and has hosted three major international sports events (1978 Commonwealth Games, 1983 Universiade, 2001 IAAF Championships) and possibly one more on the way with the World Cup. Not to mention a huge array of concerts and one-off events like the first Heritage Classic.
Definitely a tribute to the idea of building it right the first time.