The
M11 motorway is a 55-mile (88.5 km)
motorway that runs north from the
North Circular Road (A406) in
South Woodford in northeast
London to the
A14, northwest of
Cambridge, England. Originally proposed as early as 1915, various plans were considered throughout the 1960s, with final construction being undertaken from 1975–80. The motorway was opened in stages, with the first stage (between Junctions 7 and 8) opening in June 1975, and the completed motorway becoming fully operational in February 1980. Running from
South Woodford to
Girton, the motorway provides direct access to
Harlow, a large new town, as well as the city of
Cambridge and since 2002, the motorway has greatly improved access to
London Stansted Airport, the
fourth busiest airport in the United Kingdom.