Gravenhurst, Ont. remains under a state of emergency on Monday night after intense snow squalls battered parts of the province over the weekend.

Snow-clearing crews are making progress after an intense weekend storm battered parts of Ontario, allowing Highway 11 north of Toronto to reopen on Monday.

Ontario Provincial Police say they expect to reopen Highway 11 this afternoon after significant snowfall in the area over the weekend. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says crews are still working to clear the snow and they hope to reopen the northbound lanes of the highway around noon and the southbound lanes later in the afternoon.

Parts of Highway 11 is expected to reopen around noon, with more ramp entrances and exits reopening later in the day, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.