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Rays Unveil Plans For Trop Renovation, Highlighted By Walkway

The Rays today unveiled plans to renovate Tropicana Field, "touting the creation of a 360-degree walkway around the lower bowl, an open air meeting spot in center field and smoother access from the rotunda entrance to the seats." The renovation "will require the team to remove about 3,000 seats, mostly in left field, to make room for the walkway." Capacity will drop from more than 34,000 to 31,000. The team will foot "most of the bill for the roughly $750,000 remake," while a "small amount will come from a Trop maintenance fund" (TAMPABAY.com, 12/3).

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