Florida’s street art fight has moved to a new front: storm drains.

At least four storm drains – three on city streets – that were decorated with murals in 2016 were painted white by the Florida Department of Transportation, Orlando officials confirmed.

The city had painted drains since 2016, when it launched an “Only Rain Down the Drain” campaign in the Mills 50 district. The campaign encouraged residents to not throw trash down the drains used to remove rain water from streets and into lakes.

“It’s ridiculous,” said City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, whose district includes Mills 50. “This is destroying public art for the sake of destroying public art.”

The whiteout of the drains marks the latest pain point in Orlando in recent weeks when it comes to murals and street art. About two wee

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