Montreal Impact and Broccolini Construction Inc. have successfully shifted the 'Big-O' monument at Stade Saputo.
The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics structure became an international symbol for skateboarding following the Games and the Impact have understood its importance to the community by keeping it in tact during the expansion of the stadium.
The 'Big-O' was moved 25 meters and Impact president Joey Saputo was delighted the shift occurred without any further damage.
"We understood when we first build the stadium that the Big-O was a huge deal to the skateboarders," said Saputo. "When we decided to expand the stadium, we had no choice but to put a big column in its location.
"We needed to move it to save it. Everyone in the project was pretty confident it could be done.
"We are extremely pleased that we were able to save this structure and at the same time maintain a good relationship with the skateboarding community."
