Residents near a stretch of the Riverside Drive Viaduct in Washington Heights complain that a stalled construction project is putting their lives at risk.

“I had a heart attack,” Jack Cole, a resident, said. “I was in pain. Heart attacks are pretty painful.”

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Residents near a stretch of the Riverside Drive Viaduct in Washington Heights complain that a stalled construction project is putting their lives at risk

Many gathered near the construction site on Friday above the Henry Hudson Highway between 153rd and 161st streets to demand repair work on the viaduct be completed

The multi-million-dollar project was slated to be completed in 2022, but City Councilmember Sean Abreu said work has not taken place since last year, after about 75% of the work was done

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