Tropicana Field redevelopment could result in I-175 shift

Proposal to relocate highway that impacts neighborhoods has gained traction amid potential federal funding. The city intends to select a winning developer for the project in either May or June.

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 26, 2021
COURTESY PHOTO — The City of St. Petersburg has shortlisted the potential candidates to redevelop Tropicana Field to four, as a proposal to shift Interstate 175 gains traction.
COURTESY PHOTO — The City of St. Petersburg has shortlisted the potential candidates to redevelop Tropicana Field to four, as a proposal to shift Interstate 175 gains traction.
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Among the loftier ideas contained in developers’ proposals to re-invent the Tropicana Field site in St. Petersburg is a concept to de-emphasize Interstate 175 or its associated ramps, which border the 86-acre, city-owned property.

 

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