Homeless encampment cleared near major freeway corridors in Long Beach

A homeless encampment in Long Beach is being cleared Wednesday morning near two major freeway corridors, aerial footage from Sky5 showed.

The cleanup is underway near Artesia Boulevard and the L.A. River, where encampments have been set up beneath the overpasses. Sky5’s Rich Prickett described “quite the cleanup” taking place as Caltrans crews worked through piles of debris scattered under the bridge.

“You can see all the debris that is being picked up here by Caltrans,” he said, noting that “a lot of these encampments have been set up under these overpasses, and you can see all the debris that collects up over time.”…

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