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Florida agency reverses decision, will allow rainbow bridge lighting
Second time this month the state rejected rainbow lighting display for a bridge
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Jacksonville Transportation Authority
In this photo provided by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the Acosta Bridge is illuminated with rainbow lighting in honor of Pride Month, Monday, June 7, 2021, in downtown Jacksonville, Fla. Florida has doused the rainbow lights temporarily decorating the bridge to celebrate gay rights, saying the decision was not motivated by animus but because the display violated regulations. The lights were turned back to blue Tuesday night, June 8. (Fred Ortyl/ Jacksonville Transportation Authority via AP)
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on Wednesday said it will allow Jacksonville's Acosta Bridge to display rainbow lights this week in honor of Pride Month a day after it said the display was not in line with the city's existing permit. Confusion and backlash erupted in the city after the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) said in a public statement Tuesday night that FDOT earlier in the day had "informed the JTA that our.