Atlanta to close Pryor Street homeless camp near Interstate 75/85

State and local officials will begin a comprehensive closure and clearing of the encampment located along Pryor Street near the Interstate 75/85 corridor.

Officials said the closure will follow the recommendations of the 2025 Task Force on Homelessness Response, which established new procedures for how the City safely manages encampment closures. The Georgia Department of Transportation is partnering with the city of Atlanta on today’s closure.

“Living in these encampments is not safe for the people living there, the surrounding communities or the public at large,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said in a release. “They pose serious health, life and safety risks that we have a moral obligation to address. Following the newly created recommendations from our taskforce, and after weeks of outreach, our neighbors will be relocated to safe and secure housing that will put them on the road to self-sufficiency.”