Overview

• State transportation officials granted the construction permit after an independent aviation review found no changes to flight operations and recommended a waiver of obstruction standards, consistent with prior FAA conditions for roof lighting and markings.
• Cleveland-Hopkins leadership and the city’s port control continue to object on safety grounds even after ODOT’s initial Aug. 1 denial was reversed following additional analysis and weeks of talks.
• Regional planners advanced ground transportation work on Friday as NOACA moved a package of roughly $70.3 million in road upgrades and a pedestrian bridge to the next review step.
• Brook Park’s mayor said negotiations are underway to secure land for off‑site parking to address a projected shortfall of about 10,000 game‑day spaces beyond the planned 12,000 on site.
• The Browns aim to break ground early next year and open in 2029, with at least a roughly $300 million funding gap and active Cleveland lawsuits still to be resolved.