CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns ' plan to build a new domed stadium in Brook Park near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport may have hit a snag.

In a letter shared with 3News by our media partner Cleveland.com , The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Office of Aviation denied the team's request for a construction permit, stating that the proposed height of the new development would be "an obstruction to air navigation."

However, the Haslam Sports Group (HSG) told 3News that ODOT's assessment contradicts the previous assessments made by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“Our aviation consultants were surprised by ODOT’s letter from two weeks ago, which is flatly at odds with the FAA’s careful analyses and determinations resulting from well over a year of in-depth

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