Crews from the Florida Department of Transportation arrived in Miami Beach on Sunday evening in preparation for the removal of the city's rainbow crosswalks.

The removal comes after the City of Miami Beach lost its appeal to keep its rainbow sidewalk permanent.

In August, cities across the Sunshine State began grappling with a new law requiring the removal of rainbow-painted sidewalks . FDOT identified 400 locations of rainbow crosswalks and other street art across the state as potential distractions and safety hazards.

FDOT, under the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, ordered several communities, including the South Florida cities of Delray Beach, Key West and Miami Beach, to remove their sidewalks and other street art by early September or face the loss of state transportation fundi

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