exit 11 (old exit 80) in Norwich, completed in 2009. Improvement projects Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge replacement (Connecticut River), Old Saybrook (to Old Lyme): $460 million, completed in 1994 Saugatuck River Bridge replacement, Westport: $65 million, completed in 1996 Lake Saltonstall Bridge Widening, East Haven: $50 million, completed in 1997 Widening and reconstruction exits 8-10, Stamford: $80 million, completed in 2000 Reconstruction of exit 40, Milford: $30 million, completed in 2002 Reconstruction of exit 41, Orange: $60 million, completed in 2000 Reconstruction/widening exits 23-30, Bridgeport: $570 million, completed in 2006 (two years behind schedule and $170 million over budget) (NOTE 2) Widening between exits 51 to 54, East Haven–Branford: $86 million, completed in 2006 Reconfigure northbound ramps at exit 80, Norwich: $8 million, started in April 2009, completed in November 2009. Widening between exits 51 and 49 (NOTE 1), East Haven–New Haven: $70 million, started in 2005, completed in 2008 Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge replacement, New Haven: $490 million, started in 2008, completed in 2015 (NOTE 3) I-91/Route 34 interchange reconstruction, New Haven: $270 million, initial phases started in 2004, completed in 2016 Exit 42 reconstruction, West Haven: $36 million, started in 2003, completed in 2007 Housatonic River Bridge replacement, Milford–Stratford: $300 million, work started in September 2009, completed in 2016 West River Bridge replacement and widening (including reconstructing exit 44 and removing exit 45), New Haven: $200 million; construction began in 2014, completed in 2018 Widening between exits 10 and 13, Darien: $35 million, started in 2008, completed in 2010 Widening between exits 14 and 15, Norwalk: $50 million, started in 2013, completed in 2015 Widening and reconstruction between exits 45 and 47 (Long Wharf Section), New Haven: $200–500 million, started in 2009, completed in 2013 Add a travel lane in each direction from Branford to Waterford: $1.0 billion Reconstruction and widening exits 6-8, Stamford: Cost TBD, expected start TBD, expected completion TBD. Add a travel lane in each direction from New York state Line to Bridgeport: Cost TBD, expected start TBD, expected completion TBD In addition, ConnDOT has been reconstructing the median of the turnpike in stages, replacing the pre-existing steel guide rail and grass divider with a , Jersey barrier along the highway's length from the Baldwin Bridge to the New York state line. Exit 49 was permanently closed in October 2006 as part of this project. Access to Stiles Street is now provided at exit 50