DOT approves $13M for Barnstable airport terminal

BARNSTABLE (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - State transportation officials have approved more than $13 million to build a new terminal at Barnstable Municipal Airport.

The grant, however, comes with conditions.

The Department of Transportation board voted unanimously to approve the money for the project under the condition that any litigation related to a legal dispute with a nearby fast food restaurant be resolved before the state reimburses the airport for money spent on the 35,000-square foot terminal.

Construction has already started.

Airport commission chairman Daniel Santos tells the Cape Cod Times he hopes to settle the dispute out of court.

A manager for the company that owns the restaurant says he's amenable to an out-of-court settlement, but says he does not expect a breakthrough.