Tropicana Field’s damaged roofing is visualized on Oct. 10 and a day after Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida. Photo by Christobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE
Nov. 12 (UPI) — It will expense $55.7 million to repairwork Tropicana Field, home to the MLB Tampa Bay Rays, in time for the 2026 home opener, St. Petersburg, Fla., city authorities stated Tuesday.
A damage evaluation report released to the St. Petersburg City Council stated it would expense $39 million to repairwork themajorityof, however not all damage, triggered by Hurricane Milton and another $16 million for associated expenses to open Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 Major League Baseball season.
The associated expenses consistof style, allowing, evaluation, staffing, insurancecoverage and buildingandconstruction expenses.
Replacing the roofingsystem on Tropicana Field is the costliest product at an approximated $23.6 million.
Insurance mostlikely will balanceout some or potentially most of the repairwork expenses, however possible deductibles and other aspects are yet to be figuredout, the report stated.
Hennessy Construction Services puttogether the Tropicana Field repairs-cost evaluation and stated the “primary structure is functional and capable of supporting a replacement stress membrane material roofingsystem.”
The report shows three-fourths of the roofing’s material panels are missingouton and information sto