For the first time this week, Florida Department of Transportation crews came out in the daylight to continue their work removing all evidence of Delray Beach's colorful Pride intersection in the city's downtown Pineapple Grove business district. Crews had previously come in unannounced Monday night to paint over the intersection, and returned Tuesday night to clean up the poor job they had done the night before. Supporters of the Pride intersection at Northeast First Street and Northeast Second Avenue planted miniature Pride flags in response to the state's action and in support of the city's LGBTQ community. Larry Barszewski/The Coastal Star
ABOVE: A crew prepares to sandblast parts of the interesection. BELOW: Crews use a multi-step process to complete their work. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
FDOT crews blast off any of the remaining paint. The intersection was closed to traffic for a good part of Wednesday while the work was underway. Larry Barszewski/The Coastal Star
This is how the intersection looked earlier Wednesday after the second night of painting by FDOT crews. There were still marks needing to be cleaned. Photo provided by the City of Delray Beach
This is how the intersection looked after FDOT crew's first swooped in on Monday night. Photo provided by Vice Mayor Rob Long
This is the intersection before the state stepped in to remove it. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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