Snow causing slick road conditions in Pittsburgh region

A wintry blend of light snow, fog and mist is creating slick road conditions for motorists throughout the region Friday morning.

Traffic on I-376, the Turnpike, Route 28, I-79 and elsewhere crawled as cars took it slow and crews cleaned up crashes.

Roads remained treacherous in spots throughout the morning and into the afternoon with crashes reported throughout the region.

View PennDOT’s map of traffic delays in the region online.

Valerie Petersen, a spokeswoman for PennDOT”s District 12 office, said crews have been out all morning treating roadways with salt and anti-skid material.

But it is taking longer for the salt to work because of the low temperatures, she said.

With temperatures hovering at 9 degrees at 9 a.m., the snow also is camouflaging icy sidewalks, making walking treacherous.

Most area schools are on a two-hour delay because of the snowfall and some are closed. For a complete list of schools affected by the weather, see Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory until 5 p.m. for southwestern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, east central Ohio, northern West Virginia and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

Tony LaRussa is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tony at 724-772-6368 or tlarussa@tribweb.com or via Twitter @TonyLaRussaTrib.