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MnDOT clears homeless encampment at Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue

The state agency says the "highway right-of-way is not a safe place" to live

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials closed an encampment of homeless people living near the intersection of Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue Tuesday morning.

Crews arrived at 9 a.m. to clear out an estimated 35 to 40 people. Notice of the closure was posted Monday at 9 a.m., Jake Loesch, MnDOT spokesman, said in an email.

"MnDOT has always maintained that highway right-of-way is not a safe place for human beings to live," Loesch said.

https://www.startribune.com/mndot-clears-homeless-encampment-at-lake-street-and-hiawatha-avenue-tuesday/600249797/

 

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