Crews Piling Truckloads Of Snow At M&T Bank Stadium

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Crews across the state are working as quickly as possible to clear the record snow from the blizzard of 2016, but there is still no estimate when all roads will be clear.

Mike Hellgren how the snow is proving to be a major challenge, despite thousands of workers.

The record-breaking snowfall left Baltimore with a big problem--what to do with all that snow.

It's going to "Mount M&T," truckload by truckload, piled in parking lots at Ravens stadium. You can it see it from Sky Eye Chopper 13--peaks at 30 feet high.

"Twenty-nine inches of snow from an entire city here in one parking lot," said Stacy Ruddy, who works nearby. "It's never-ending. The trucks just keep rolling in."

But it won't stay there long.

Around the corner, a homemade melter, dubbed "Snowtorious B.I.G.," is hard at work. The team rigged it together during Snowmageddon five years ago and kept the parts.

It's a dumpster connected to the stadium's steam heating system.

"This was just a bunch of guys who put their minds together," said Jeff Provenzano, Maryland Stadium Authority. "You can do two things with snow--you can move it or melt it. We're doing both."

It can melt nearly 15 tons an hour and runs six hours every day.

"Ran some manifolds into the dumpster, turn the steam on and we're making snow soup," said Provenzano.

Baltimore City has its own professional melters that can handle 60 tons an hour.

Other assets include huge snow blowers on loan from Boston. The Department of Transportation shot a video of the powerful blowers clearing a shoulder.

"These things go through snow and ice like it's nobody's business," said William Johnson, Baltimore City Department of Transportation Director.

On primary roads across the state, there are random, sudden lane closures, as crews clear far-right lanes and shoulders, widening them back to normal.

With more people out driving, at fast speeds, they come up quickly.

State Highway Administrator Gary Johnson urges caution.

"Folks will see some very  driving through those areas," Johnson said.