LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Road crews across Kentuckiana are working to treat roads after Friday's widespread snowfall.
A number of area schools opted for early dismissals after early-morning snow, including Jefferson County Public Schools, as bursts of snow kept roadways slick. Rural areas were most impacted.
Louisville Public Works said crews worked Thursday night to apply salt, and metro roadways were in good shape by late morning. But officials asked drivers to use caution if you are out driving and to allow extra time to reach your destination.
As light snow continued to fall, Indiana Department of Transportation salt trucks spent the day focusing on overpasses, bridges and elevated surfaces, which tend to freeze faster. INDOT said crews could extend shifts, if needed.
IMAGES | Widespread snow bursts move through Kentuckiana
Snow in Jackson County on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Viewer-submitted photo)
Snow in Jackson County on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Viewer-submitted photo)
A group from Texas playing with snow on the Belvedere in downtown Louisville on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Source: WDRB's Grace Hayba)
A look from the Belvedere in downtown Louisville at the snow coming down on Interstate 64 on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Source: WDRB's Grace Hayba)
A statue of Gen. George Rogers Clark on the Belvedere in downtown Louisville as snow came down on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Source: WDRB's Grace Hayba)
Snow bursts moved through Kentuckiana on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. This is a look at the Second Street Bridge from the Belvedere. (Source: WDRB's Grace Hayba)
Snow in downtown Louisville on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Source: WDRB's Grace Hayba)
People walk across snow-covered roads and sidewalks in downtown Louisville on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Source: WDRB's Grace Hayba)
Snow-covered roads caused traffic delays across Louisville on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
A snow-covered road in Louisville on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
A snow-covered mailbox in New Albany, Indiana, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
A backyard in New Albany, Indiana, after snow bursts moved through Kentuckiana on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
Snowy roads on Jan. 29, 2022
Snowy roads on Jan. 29, 2022
Snowy roads on Jan. 29, 2022
INDOT spokeswoman Natalie Garrett said the bigger challenge is keeping up with heavy snowfall.
"I think what people forget, though, is that a truck may go through on their route, lanes are cleared," Garrett said. "But if it's continuing to snow, lanes will become snow covered again as it continues to snow. And that's a challenge."
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews worked Friday to deal with isolated snow squalls. The National Weather Service in Louisville warned of the possibility of isolated storms into the evening producing “quick but very intense bursts of snow” that could suddenly reduce visibility and leave pavement slick.
A Snow Squall Warning was issued around 5:30 p.m. as heavy snow sat over Metro Louisville.
The main travel concerns in Kentucky were along Interstate 65, the Western Kentucky Parkway, the Bluegrass Parkway and parts of the Interstate 75 corridor.
INDOT, KYTC and Louisville Public Works will continue monitoring driving conditions as snow falls.
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