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Repairs to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, took a big step forward last week when Serge Ferrari Group completed a roof replacement. The roof, damaged in Hurricane Milton in 2024, is now designed to help the stadium’s resilience to future severe weather events, the announced city.
the storm destroyed the dome of the stadiumwhich caused internal damage that forced the team to play the 2025 season away from home. The city is footing the bill for nearly $60 million in repairs that include the installation of turf, a new audiovisual system, lighting and the new roof, made of a fiberglass composite membrane.
Tenseo’s 24 roof panels, each weighing approximately 5,000 pounds, are made of fiberglass strands and a coating of polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE. The membrane rolls were manufactured at the Serge Ferrari Group facility in Germany. The rolls were sent to the project manufacturer, Enclos Tensile Structures, for assembly. Geiger Engineers of New York led the design and architectural engineering.
Serge Ferrari said his previous work on stadiums gave the project team confidence in the durability and performance of the roof panels.
The company worked closely with the manufacturer to ensure the requirements were met, according to David Peragallo, senior director of specifications for North America at Serge Ferrari. Those requirements included completion before the 2026 MLB season begins at the end of March. The new membrane had to be integrated with the existing structure while meeting strict safety and wind requirements, Serge Ferrari Group said.
The new roof membrane is designed for long-term durability, with an expected lifespan exceeding the city’s requested 20 years, Serge Ferrari said. “The result is a safer, more durable facility with reduced maintenance needs and a strengthened asset for the community,” he said.
“This project was a massive undertaking,” Tampa Bay Mayor Kenneth Welch said in a statement. “We look forward to completing the remaining repairs and welcoming fans back for the 2026 season.
