Agenda


K-Tran 2026

 

TimeSessionLocation
8:00 - 8:15 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Steven Schrock, University of Kansas

Calvin Reed, Kansas Secretary of Transportation

2300
8:15 - 8:30 AM

K-TRAN Research Program & Process Updates

Dan Wadley & Sally Mayer, KDOT

2300
8:30 - 9:00 AM

Transportation Safety (Traffic Safety, Crash, Op. Safety)

Vanessa Spartan, KDOT

2300
9:00 - 9:30 AM

Traffic Design (Engineering, Signing, & Temp Traffic Control)

Sara Peters, KDOT

2300
9:30 - 9:50 AMPM & APL Preproposal Refinement Discussion - Part 12300
9:50 - 10:20 AM

Local Government

Dawn Hueske, KDOT

2300
10:20 - 10:50 AM

Geometric Design, Drainage & Environmental

Deb Tanking, KDOT

2300
10:50 - 11:10 PMPM & APL Preproposal Refinement Discussion - Part 22300
11:10 - 11:30 AM

Field Operations (Field Construction & Maintenance)

Ron Hall, KDOT

2300
11:30 - 11:55 AM

Policy, Communication & Administration

Catherine Magana

2300
11:55 - 12:00 PM

K-TRAN - PM Awards

Dan Wadley & Sally Mayer, KDOT

2300
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Subject Matter Networking Lunch - PM & APL Preproposal Refinement Discussion - Part 3

 

2300
1:00 - 1:20 PM

Planning

Pat Toby, KDOT

2300
1:20 - 2:00 PM

Multimodal (Rail, Freight, Public Transit, Bike-Pedestrian & Aviation)

Matt Messina & Ray Seif, KDOT

2300
2:00 - 2:20 PMPM & APL Preproposal Refinement Discussion - Part 42300
2:20 - 2:40 PM

Innovative Technology, ITS, Information Technology & Computing

Mitch Sothers & Shari Hilliard, KDOT

2300
2:40 - 3:10 PM

Project Delivery (Construction, Contracts & Materials)

Tony Menke

2300
3:10 - 3:20 PMPM & APL Preproposal Refinement Discussion - Part 52300
3:20 - 4:15 PM

Structures & Geotechnical

Mark Hurt, KDOT

2300
4:15 - 4:45 PM

RND Closing Remarks

Dan Wadley & Sally Mayer, KDOT

2300