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Day-Use Area Planned for Broadway Viaduct

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For years, the Broadway Viaduct has been a gathering place for the homeless. The bridge that carries Interstate 40 above Broadway near downtown Knoxville is close to organizations that work with homeless people, but city officials have discovered the people there don't always want help. The next step for the Broadway Viaduct is a planned day-use area where unsheltered people can spend some time off the streets.

WUOT's Brandon Hollingsworth recently spoke with Michael Dunthorn; he manages homeless programs for the city of Knoxville.

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