The Orlando crosswalk was part of the city's memorial to the 49 people killed by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016.
The action reportedly came at the urging of Trump administration officials in the US Department of Transportation, which sent a letter to all 50 states calling for the removal of "political messages" on public roads.
Lexington added a rainbow crosswalk commemorating Pride at the intersection of North Limestone and Short Street in 2017. It was later redone and unveiled a second time after the original design was deemed a safety hazard by the Federal Highway Administration. The Federal Transportation Department memo encourages state departments to report roadways with distractions to the FHA.
Asked if there are any new plans to remove the crosswalk, mayor Linda Gorton said no.
"The rainbow crosswalk follows all of our state transportation guidelines. We changed it a couple of years ago because it wasn't quite fitting the guidelines, but now it's their state guidelines, and we've followed it," she told WUKY. "So we don't intend to do anything with it."
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has criticized the removal of that city's memorial, characterizing it as a "cruel political act."