ORLANDO, Fla. – As the backlash deepens in response to the Florida Department of Transportation’s removal of the rainbow crosswalk outside the former Pulse Nightclub , News 6 has learned that the department has identified nearly 20 other pavement markings that need to be removed.

The rainbow crosswalk at Orange Avenue and Esther Street was not on that list.

News 6 obtained the letter that FDOT sent to the city of Orlando on Thursday, Aug. 21. A city spokesperson claimed the city received the letter at about 7 p.m., nearly 12 hours after city officials learned that state transportation workers removed the rainbow paint from a crosswalk at Orange Avenue and West Esther Street.

FDOT approved the crosswalk in 2017 as a tribute to the 49 people killed in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse.

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