The information we share about the next transportation program, called FORWARD, will be the same at every meeting. You are certainly welcome to attend any meeting regardless of where you live or work. However, each meeting will have a significant portion dedicated specifically to the needs of that particular region, and some understanding of those needs would be helpful for participating in the discussions.

We are always interested in hearing information about projects and appreciate those who bring it to us. We will not have time set aside during this round of meetings for public presentations of projects. If you have ideas or further information about specific projects that you think we should know about, please bring a short summary with you (including your contact information) and we will collect those summaries at the meetings and use them in future planning efforts.

Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings. We will provide an overview of the process to date and explain our next steps to make sure everyone will be able to effectively participate in these input-gathering sessions to be a part of FORWARD.

The short answer: not for a while. These Local Consult meetings are one step in the process to help KDOT better understand its stakeholders' priorities. The input we receive will be used to help develop the local input portion of the project scores, along with input we've received over the years. We may also need to step back and review some of the engineering and economic impact scores based on information we hear at Local Consult. If FORWARD, the new transportation program, is approved by the Kansas Legislature, KDOT will use the engineering and economic impact scores, along with the input from Local Consult, to select projects.