Tropicana Field roof repairs: Company behind project says it's their largest, most important in the U.S.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Friday, the 18th panel out of 24 was installed on Tropicana Field’s roof. St. Pete officials say crews are on track to finish Hurricane Milton repairs to the Trop by the Rays’ opening day in April. They say the new roof will be stronger and able to withstand 165 mph winds.

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How the panels, or the membrane as crews call it, were made and how they got to Florida was an international effort. A French company, the Serge Ferrari Group, helped design it.

"We weave with the fiberglass yarns, the membrane," David Peragallo, the specifications manager for U.S. projects for the Serge Ferrari Group, said. "Then, we had to coat the membrane to protect it with PTFE, and then we make these jumbo rolls, so large and heavy rolls."

The Teflon-like coating prote