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KTEC 2026

Agenda

KTEC 2026 Agenda

Please note that this year the KDOT update and awards are on Day 2.
7-9 a.m.

Registration Check-In

✦ Third Floor Concourse

7-9 a.m.

Continental Breakfast, Exhibitor Trade Show

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

9–10:30 a.m.

Session I: Opening Session

✦ Forum Hall

  • KTEC Presider + Safety Moment
  • Welcome Remarks
  • KS/MO Division FHWA Update
10:30-11 a.m.

Break: Refreshments and Exhibitors

✦ Courtyard (First Floor)

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

11-11:30 a.m.

Session II-A: Project Update

✦ Forum Hall

  • K-68 Access Management Study
11-11:30 a.m.

Session II-B: Sustainable Revenue

✦ K/S Ballroom West

  • Cost Share and Economic Development Update
11:30 a.m. to noon

Session III-A: Project Update

✦ Forum Hall

  • K-254 Corridor Management Plan
11:30 a.m. to noon

Session III-B: Transportation Safety

✦ K/S Ballroom West

  • Safety Corridor Update
Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

✦ Ticketed Events

Professional Engineers in Government (PEG) Luncheon
  • Main/West Ballroom

Women in Civil Engineering (WiCE) Luncheon
  • Bluemont Room
1:30-2:15 p.m.

Session IV-A: Aviation

✦ Forum Hall

  • Emerging Aviation Technology
1:30-2:15 p.m.

Session IV-B: Multimodal

✦ K/S Ballroom West

  • New Ottawa Rail-Trail Bridges
2:15-2:30 p.m.

Break

✦ Courtyard (First Floor)

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

2:30-3:15 p.m.

Session V-A: Project Update

✦ Forum Hall

  • Rapid Repair of Lewis and Clark Viaduct
2:30-3:15 p.m.

Session V-B: Transportation Safety

✦ K/S Ballroom West

  • Innovative Technology in Commercial Vehicle Safety
3:15-3:45 p.m.

Break: Refreshments and Exhibitors

✦ Courtyard

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

  • Ice Cream
3:45-4:30 p.m.

Session VI-A: Local Consult

✦ Forum Hall

  • Local Consult Update
3:45-4:30 p.m.

Session VI-B: Safety

✦ K/S Ballroom West

  • Snowplow Tracking Metrics
4:30-7 p.m.

Social Hour

✦ Carl R. Ice College of Engineering Building (Ground Floor Atrium)

PRE-CONFERENCE

Exhibitor Move In

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

7-8 a.m.
PRE-CONFERENCE

Registration

✦ Third Floor Concourse

7-9 a.m.

Stop by the registration desk to pick up your nametag, lanyard, notepad and pen.

Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Trade Show

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

7-9 a.m.

Visit with exhibitors from across the region.

Friendship House catering menu:

  • Coffee
  • Decaf Coffee
  • Hot Tea
  • Orange Juice
  • Bottled Water
  • Bottled Soda
  • Whole Fruit (Apples, Bananas, Grapes)
  • Muffins
  • Mini Peanut Butter Rolls
  • Mini Cinnamon Rolls
  • Bagels w/ Cream Cheese and Peanut Butter
  • Mini Bierocks
  • Bacon

Coffee and Beverages

✦ Courtyard (Ground Floor)

7-9 a.m.
SESSION I: OPENING SESSION

KTEC Presider + Safety Moment

✦ Forum Hall

9-9:15 a.m.

Jason Van Nice

Bureau Chief of Construction and Materials | KDOT

Tammi Clark

Industrial Hygienist | KDOT

SESSION I: OPENING SESSION

Welcome Remarks

✦ Forum Hall

9:15-9:50 a.m.

Brad Kramer, Ph.D.

Interim Dean of Engineering | K-State

SESSION I: OPENING SESSION

KS/MO Division FHWA Update

✦ Forum Hall

9:50-10:30 a.m.

Kevin Ward, P.E.

Division Administrator | Federal Highway Administration

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

✦ Courtyard (Ground Floor)

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

10:30-11 a.m.

Visit with exhibitors from across the region.

Friendship House catering menu:

  • Coffee
  • Decaf Coffee
  • Hot Tea
  • Orange Juice
  • Bottled Water
  • Bottled Soda
  • Whole Fruit (Apples, Bananas, Grapes)
  • Muffins
  • Mini Peanut Butter Rolls
  • Mini Cinnamon Rolls
  • Bagels w/ Cream Cheese and Peanut Butter
  • Mini Bierocks
  • Bacon
SESSION II-A: PROJECT UPDATE

K-68 Access Management Study

✦ Forum Hall

11-11:30 a.m.

2025-2025 ACEC Kansas Engineering Excellence Award recipients.

David Seitz, P.E.

KDOT

Trey Bebee, I.E.

GBA Team

Mike Moriarty

Presider
Director of Planning and Development | KDOT

SESSION II-B: SUSTAINABLE REVENUE

Cost Share and Economic Development Update

✦ K/S Ballroom West

11-11:30 a.m.

Michelle Needham

KDOT

Colby Farlow

Presider
Director of Program and Project Management | KDOT

SESSION III-A: PROJECT UPDATE

K-254 Corridor Management Plan

✦ Forum Hall

11:30 a.m. to noon

2025-2026 ACEC Kansas Engineering Excellence Award recipients.

David Seitz

KDOT

Mandy Anderson, P.E., P.T.O.E.

Garver

Pat Toby

Presider
Bureau Chief of Transportation Planning | KDOT

SESSION III-B: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Safety Corridor Update

✦ K/S Ballroom West

11:30 a.m. to noon

Haley Dougherty, P.E., RSP1

KDOT

Dave Schwartz

KDOT

Vanessa Spartan, AICP, MPA, RSP1

Presider
Bureau Chief of Transportation Safety | KDOT

General Attendees

Lunch Break

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch is on your own. Options on campus include multiple local and chain restaurants at the K-State student Union, Aggieville and Downtown/Poyntz Avenue.

See all the options at Visit Manhattan.
Ticketed Event

Professional Engineers in Government (PEG) Luncheon

✦ Main/West Ballroom

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

This is a ticketed event. Sponsors and Exhibitors are included.

Friendship House catering menu:

  • Smoked Brisket
  • Vegetarian Lasagna
  • Side Salad
  • Green Beans
  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Roasted Potatoes
  • Dinner Rolls
  • Tea and Water
  • Cherry and Apple Pie

160 Guest Limit.
Ticketed Event

Women in Civil Engineering (WiCE)Luncheon

✦ Bluemont Room

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

This is a ticketed event.

Friendship House catering menu:

  • Smoked Brisket
  • Vegetarian Lasagna
  • Side Salad
  • Green Beans
  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Roasted Potatoes
  • Dinner Rolls
  • Tea and Water
  • Cherry and Apple Pie

35 Guest Limit.
SESSION IV-A: AVIATION

Emerging Aviation Technology

✦ Forum Hall

1:30-2:15 p.m.

Ray Seif

Director for the Division of Aviation | KDOT

Brian Kassin

Presider
Bureau of Aviation | KDOT

SESSION IV-B: MULTIMODAL

"Let's Put a Bridge over It": New Ottawa Rail-Trail Bridges

✦ K/S Ballroom West

1:30-2:15 p.m.

Dan Holloway

CFS Engineers

Karla Waters

Schwab Eaton

Matt Messina

Presider
Bureau Chief of Multimodal Transportation | KDOT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

✦ Courtyard (Ground Floor)

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

2:15-2:30 p.m.
SESSION V-A: PROJECT UPDATE

Rapid Repair of Lewis and Clark Viaduct

✦ Forum Hall

2:30-3:15 p.m.

Andrew Spencer, P.E.

KDOT and HDR

Dominique Shannon

Presider
State Bridge Design Engineer | KDOT

SESSION V-B: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Innovative Technology in Commercial Vehicle Safety

✦ K/S Ballroom West

2:30-3:15 p.m.

Capt. Stephen LaRow

Kansas Highway Patrol

Haley Dougherty, P.E., RSP1

Presider
State Highway Safety Engineer | KDOT

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

✦ Courtyard (Ground Floor)

✦ Main/West Ballroom (Second Floor)

3:15-3:45 p.m.

  • Ice Cream
SESSION VI-A: LOCAL CONSULT

Local Consult Update

✦ Forum Hall

3:45-4:30 p.m.

Mike Moriarty

KDOT

Colby Farlow

KDOT

Sara Peters, P.E.

Presider
Bureau Chief of Traffic Engineering | KDOT

SESSION VI-B: SAFETY

Snowplow Tracking Metrics

✦ K/S Ballroom West

3:45-4:30 p.m.

Jim Frye

Emergency Management Coordinator | KDOT

Troy Whitworth

Director of the Division of Safety | KDOT

Networking/After Hours

Social Hour

✦ Carl R. Ice College of Engineering Building (Ground Floor Atrium)

4:30-7 p.m.

One Egg catering menu:

Hors D'Oeuvre Buffet
  • Chorizo Stuffed Dates
  • Andouille Canape
  • Chocolate Fudge Sheet Cake Brownie
  • Shrimp Cocktail
  • Fruit Tray
  • Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Pinwheels
Bar Arrangements
  • Local and Domestic Craft Beer
  • Sean Minor Wine
  • Mixed Drinks with Local Spirits
  • Soft Drinks