LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington officials with the office of Mayor Linda Gorton said there are no plans to cover up the rainbow design on a crosswalk downtown after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued a report that he says showed the lack of safety due to the design.

Officials added, "When we put it in we were careful to use a design that did not cause traffic concerns. We feel it meets the federal requirements regarding crosswalks."

On July 1, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued an open letter asking Governor Andy Beshear to join the SAFE ROADS program, which the department said is aimed at improving safety of roadways.

Duffy issued the following statement highlighting what he says is a distracting crosswalk in the city:

“Roads are for safety, not

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