main break was enough to shake the ground to crumble and buckle. we ll avoid having more problems but puts in new valves, basically everything. it s been just a huge problem with traffic and everything, not being able to get to places on time. we re dealing with urgency and plan for that. reporter: it s lombard to redwood. the hole in the ground is massive. it s hard to imagine how large it is until you see it in person which is what many are doing. we re fascinated by the chaos. never seen anything like this. reporter: the fix will be a lasting one and testing other lines. so we can be proactive before they break. reporter: a news conference is under way with officials and we ll continue to follow that. wjz eyewitness news, mike hellgren. kai? thank you. coverage continues. captain jeff long has a bird s- eye view. reporter: we had the same view, but you can see what s left behind is dirt along the side of the road that was dug up, holes in the road and
bracing for more. these conditions are very unusual for maryland. maryland struggling to dig out of the storm, tonight we re about to take another hit. a closer look at what s coming and road conditions. hello everyone i m denise koch and i m vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. another storm mean another day off from school. closed tomorrow, cecil county, hartford county and fredrick county. there are other closures and those are running on the bottom of your screen. and crews works to remove those last mounds of snow remaining. they are having to shut down more lanes as they clear up the snow. in elicott city it s a virtual ghost town. howard county is one of the hardest hit areas. this is an airplane hanger that collapsed. looks like it damaged possibly three planes. we re not sure if it was the strong winds or the weight of the snow that brought down the hanger. wjz is live with extensive weather coverage. bernadette woods has more