FDOT Orders St. Petersburg to Remove Road Art

FDOT orders Tallahassee remove artistic crosswalks after federal order

Downtown Tallahassee’s colorful crosswalks will likely be gone by next week.

Street art in St. Petersburg will be removed by the state

Five art installations will be removed by Sept. 4.

St. Pete forced to remove rainbow road art from intersections after state denies appeal

The city of St. Petersburg will remove public art located on roadways at five intersections after the state denied its request for an exception.  The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) had notified the city that the intersections were not in compliance with the Engineering and Operations Memorandum No. 25-01 regarding traffic control and street design.  The city requested an exception, but on Friday received word that it was denied. The…

FDOT orders St. Petersburg to remove road art

Related video: 'Save our Street Murals' protest planned in St. Pete ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — In compliance with the Florida Department of Transportation's state traffic control standards, the city of St. Petersburg's painted crosswalks are set to be removed. In a memorandum sent to St. Pete's transportation and parking management director, FDOT notified the city that notable pavement markings at multiple locations were in violation of their…

FDOT denies St. Pete's request to keep several street murals on roadways

The Florida Department of Transportation has denied the City of St. Pete's request to keep several pieces of artwork on its roadways.

FDOT denies St. Petersburg's request to keep street murals

In a memo to the city, FDOT said five sites do not comply with the state's "traffic control" standards. The agency said the markings must be removed by Sept. 4.