South Harrisburg encampment in February.
Occupants of Harrisburg’s largest homeless encampment have one month to leave.
According to PennDOT District 8 spokesman Dave Thompson, signs were placed around the south Harrisburg encampment earlier this week, alerting people of a Sept. 22 deadline to move.
Officials have long said that the encampment, located near the PennDOT building on S. Front Street, would need to move as PennDOT begins construction on I-83, impacting the area.
Earlier this month, Dauphin County held a press conference to say that Harrisburg nonprofit Amiracle4sure purchased a plot of land to relocate unhoused community members to. The lot, near Cameron Street and off Shanois Street, began welcoming people soon after, offering assigned tent spaces. Amiracle4sure will manage and provide oversight at the location.
According to Thompson, occupants of the closing encampment are “encouraged” to relocate by Sept. 22. Early construction activities for the I-83 project will begin Sept. 23, he said.
“While PennDOT builds bridges and roads, we are also working to build partnerships with entities such as the Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness (CACH) and similar organizations across the commonwealth to ensure that unhoused persons are treated with respect, dignity and connected with the services offered by organizations, such as CACH,” Thompson said.
For those who need help relocating, Thompson said to reach out to CACH.
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