REINFORCEMENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE ROADS FOR YOU THIS MORNING. WE HAVE ORANGE BARREL ALERTS OUT IN THE FRASER AREA AS A NEW PROJECT IS GETTING UNDER WAY. LAUREN PODELL IS LIVE IN FRASER WITH A PREVIEW. GOOD MORNING! Lauren: I KNOW WE SAID THURSDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING, BUT WHY WAIT TO KICK OFF CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THEN? MDOT HAS A NEW PROJECT THAT WILL AFFECT GROESBECK HIGHWAY. THIS MORNING, WHEN YOU WAKE UP, YOU'LL SEE ORANGE BARRELS FOR AS FAR AS THE EYES CAN SEE. BARREL AFTER BARREL LINED UP ALONG GROESBECK HIGHWAY THIS MORNING. YOU'LL SEE THEM ON THE SHOULDERS FOR NOW. BUT IN A FEW HOURS, A $13 MILLION RESURFACING PROJECT WILL BEGIN. IF THIS IS PART OF YOUR DRIVE, SAY GOOD-BYE TO BUMPS AND CRACKS ON GROESBECK FROM 14 MILE TO HAYES. THAT STRETCH IS GETTING A MAKEOVER FROM A SMOOTHER SURFACE TO DRAINAGE AND UTILITY UPGRADES. MDOT IS BREAKING IT DOWN INTO TWO PHASES. ROUND ONE TO THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE. SECOND WILL BE NORTHBOUND. WHETHER YOU WORK, LIVE, OR DRIVE THROUGH PARTS OF WARREN AND FRASER, GET USED TO THE ORANGE. THE PROJECT IS STICKING AROUND THROUGH OCTOBER! THIS WON'T BE A FULL CLOSURE BY ANY MEANS. TO HELP EASE THE CONGESTION, PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE -- THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LEAVING TWO LANES OPEN ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS LATER TODAY. SO DO KEEP THAT IN MIND. BACK-UPS HERE THROUGH FRASER AND WARREN BEGIN TODAY. REPORTING LIVE FROM FRASER, LAUREN PODELL, LOCAL 4.