Cleanup Hasn't Even Started In Parts Of Howard, Baltimore Co.

COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) -- It's going to be a very long and difficult recovery from the record blizzard of 2016. The cleanup is going to take days, maybe longer.

Rick Ritter has more on Howard and Baltimore counties--two of the hardest hit areas during the storm--where some residents still cannot leave their homes.

A messy situation. We're talking areas that saw as much as 30 inches of snow in some parts. Crews are trying to keep up, but it's almost impossible.

Across the state, the cleanup continues. But in some parts of Howard County, it hasn't even started.

"I have to get to work so I can provide for my family, and I can't get to work," said Darryl Zawada, Howard County.

Zawada's street in Columbia remains untouched.

"I can't believe it's been this long. I'm really shocked," he said.

His neighbor, John Sorensen, echoes that frustration.

"I am a person with a disability. Things happen, and there would be no way for any emergency vehicles to get onto this street," Sorensen said.

Tensions high all around, especially for those who live in cul-de-sacs.

"We actually noticed the plow had come and they actually left, they had given up," one resident said.

Where the snow continues to pile up.

"It is. It's very frustrating," said one resident.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman says he understand the frustration.

"With a cul-de-sac, where you're in a townhouse development, they push the snow down and there's nowhere to put it," Kittleman said.

And they're moving as quickly as possible.

"We have front loaders and we're actually ordering more front loaders just so we can get things done more quickly," Kittleman said.

In Baltimore County, a mirrored image--major roads look impressive, but side streets and cul-de-sacs are the culprit yet again.

"If you look at some of the cul-de-sacs we haven't got, typically it's a real small road and they're uphill."

A lengthy cleanup process has both counties asking for patience.

Both counties say they'll try to hit those cul-de-sacs and side streets Tuesday, but it may not be until Wednesday or Thursday until they clear them all out.

Howard County schools and government will remain closed Tuesday.

Baltimore County schools are closed, but the government will open at 11 a.m.