Trop expected to be ready for Rays home opener

After months of repairs, Tropicana Field is getting ready to welcome Tampa Bay Rays fans again. The City of St. Petersburg provided a progress update for area media Friday.

According to city development managing director Beth Herendeen, renovations are expected to be completed in time for the team’s first home game - scheduled for April 6. The project is on budget as well.

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City begins holistic review of 600,000 feet of seawall

The City of St. Petersburg is conducting an empirical study of its seawall, looking for places where it is critically deficient or near failure. The task, spearheaded by director of engineering and capital improvementsBrejesh Prayman, will inform the repair and future guidelines of over 600,000 linear feet of concrete comprising the wall. This stout lip of concrete is what keeps our city from submerging.

Only about 80,000 feet of that wall falls under the purview of the City. Another 20,000 feet is owned by the federal government, the state or the county. The lion’s share – more than 500,000 feet – is privately owned.