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[QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 1664060, member: 5058"]
On May 16, 2008, it was announced that over $150 million in major renovations would be carried out on BC Place Stadium. These included seating replacements, washroom and concessions renovations, and replacement of the ETFE roof with a new retractable roof.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-25'][25][/URL] The work was done in two phases. The first phase involved upgrades to seating, washrooms, concessions, and luxury suites, as well as the reinforcement of the existing ring beam at the top of the building[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place#cite_note-26'][26][/URL] and was completed in October 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

An announced budget of $150 million. An ETFE roof. New seats and concessions. Sound familiar?

Lets not forget this original design is essentially a scaled up version of the Carrier Dome. The same contractor/developer. That firm was used as the structural engineer for the renovation, so they were plenty familiar with the building design. Announced in May 2008, it took a little under a year and a half to do the design and construction of the non-roof related renovations. An additional year to do the roof. (2009-2011) A cost overrun of almost 4x the budget. The second phase (the roof) took out the 2010 season for soccer and football. Expect pain and inconvenience and expect a season away from home.
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