State construction project forces out homeless in Honolulu

HONOLULU (AP) — The state has begun warning homeless people living underneath a highway viaduct in Honolulu that they must leave the area to make way for a new construction project.

Notices were posted Tuesday telling homeless residents they must vacate the premises.

Starting Friday, the area below the Nimitz Highway will become a construction zone as crews work to build a fence between the viaduct and an adjacent bike path, Hawaii News Now reported.

The homeless residents are being asked to leave “for everyone’s safety,” said Tim Sakahara, spokesman for the Department of Transportation.

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