Work to clear Highway 11 has taken 'longer than originally expected,' said OPP official, noting cleanup from massive winter storm is continuing

Highway 11 remains closed in both directions between Highway 60 in Huntsville and West Street in Orillia. Crews are working hard to ensure a safe reopening that is expected later today. Updates to follow, please stay off the closed portion of Highway 11 until its reopening. ^ks pic.twitter.com/9Vw4QmZyWh

Highway 11, which remains closed in both directions between Highway 60 in Huntsville and West Street in Orillia, has been cleared of all obstructions and is now awaiting snow removal to be completed. Ontario 511 says the highway is still closed in both directions. All community transit services have been cancelled for today.

Officials said on Monday that the state of emergency was continuing because the substantial snowfall resulted in a prolonged closure of Highway 11.At around 10 p.m. on Monday, Ontario Provincial Police reopened Highway 11 in both directions between Orillia and Huntsville.

Overnight Saturday, the snow continued to wallop the area. The OPP says the highway remains closed (from Highway 169 to Highway 118) and a reopening is not expected quickly as crews work to clear the heavy snow.

Ontario Provincial Police say they expect to reopen Highway 11 north of Toronto this afternoon after significant snowfall in the area over the weekend.

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.