City Council members voted Thursday to approve replacing Tropicana Field’s roof shredded by Hurricane Milton last year. The city will spend $22.5 million for a new teflon-coated fiberglass roof, made of the same material as the original.

The city council in St. Petersburg, Florida, voted to replace the roof of Tropicana Field, which was destroyed in October by Hurricane Milton.

The St. Petersburg, Fla., city council has approved replacement of the Tropicana Field roof, which was destroyed by Hurricane Milton in 2024, in a 7-1 vote Thursday. The city is contractually obligated to return the stadium to "playable" status for the Tampa Bay Rays.