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Residents respond after rainbow crosswalk honoring Pulse victims repainted overnight

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida residents responded after the Florida Department of Transportation overnight repainted a rainbow-colored crosswalk near the intersection of Orange Avenue and Esther Street in Orlando that honored the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub attack.

The crosswalk was repainted to meet state standards after FDOT issued a memorandum in June stating that “all traffic control devices, including pavement surface markings, be compliant with the FDOT Design Manual and the Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways, on all public roads, as applicable.”

Pulse Memorial's rainbow crosswalk removed overnight in Orlando, Florida

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A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando, Florida, that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was painted over by the state late Wednesday night.

The memorial honored the 49 people fatally shot by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016, in what was the largest mass shooting in the country at the time.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer criticized the removal of the crosswalk on social media, calling it a “cruel political act.”

“We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue,” he wrote. “This crosswalk not only enhanced safety and visibility for the large number of pedestrians visiting the memorial, it also served as a visual reminder of Orlando’s commitment to honor the 49 lives taken.”

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