Connecticut Route 11
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| ConnDOT Employees Memorial Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by ConnDOT | ||||
| Length: | 17.80 mi (28.65 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1972 – present | |||
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 Route 82 in Salem
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| North end: |
 Route 2 in Colchester
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| Counties: | New London | |||
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Route 11 is a state highway in east-central Connecticut, serving traffic between the Hartford and New London areas (which also use Route 2). Route 11 originally was planned to be a freeway/expressway, running northwest-to-southeast, from Colchester to Waterford. However, only about half of the freeway was constructed; one end is in Salem.
The delays, and eventual effective cancellation of the project in 2009, were due to funding and environmental issues. However, more recently, there has been a push to complete the expressway. This would be done by installing tolls on Route 11 to make up for the expenses.
Route 11 is also known as the ConnDOT Employees Memorial Highway, and by local residents (somewhat sarcastically) as "Route 5 1⁄2" referring to the half-completed state of the highway.
Route 11's southern terminus is the interchange with Route 82 (Exit 4) in the town of Salem. When eventually completed, Route 11's southern terminus will end at Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 in the town of East Lyme. It proceeds northward, soon crossing the Eightmile River. The road continues about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) crossing over Witch Meadow Road (Exit 5) at a diamond interchange, which leads to Salem center. Route 11 soon crosses into the town of Colchester, then has an interchange with Lake Hayward Road (Exit 6) about 2.8 miles (4.5 km) after crossing the town line. Lake Hayward Road, an unsigned state highway known as State Road 637, provides access to eastbound Route 2, Route 85, and Route 354. Northbound Route 11 merges onto westbound Route 2 0.6 miles later.
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