However, he said he would bow to a directive from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to remove five of the murals, including ones that celebrate Black history.
Following the effective date of a new state law in June, FDOT updated its Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which now includes a prohibition on “non-uniform traffic control devices,” such as pavement markings on state and local roads, and notified local governments of that directive.
Shortly thereafter, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to all 50 governors around the country to keep crosswalk and intersection markings “free from distraction” for safety reasons…