FDOT also told the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to stop lighting that city’s Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors for Pride Month.
The outcry in Jacksonville prompted FDOT to backpedal and allow the rainbow lighting. Now Sarasota leaders want the state agency to reevaluate the Ringling Bridge lighting request as well.
Asked Friday during an event in Sarasota whether the decision to deny Sarasota s bridge lighting request is being reconsidered, DeSantis said you ll have to talk to FDOT, I m not involved in bridge lighting.
As of Friday afternoon Brody said he hadn t heard back from FDOT about his request to reevaluate the Ringling Bridge lighting request.