About KFA

We're K Friese + Associates, but you're welcome to call us "KFA".

K Friese + Associates (KFA) was founded in 2003 in Austin, Texas, by Karen A. Friese, PE. KFA quickly grew into an established civil engineering consulting firm, providing services to our public sector clients with a special emphasis on water, wastewater, transportation and drainage planning, design and management projects.

In May of 2023, KFA was acquired by Lochner, a leading provider of planning, environmental, design, construction engineering and inspection, and right-of-way services for surface transportation, rail, transit, and aviation clients across the United States. The combined firms have more than 200 professionals in Texas with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Round Rock, San Antonio, Tyler, and Waco.

Working together to assist growing communities achieve their goals is the sustained vision of KFA’s leadership. It is also a reflection of the firm’s value system and ability to support both our clients and KFA Team Members with integrity.
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KFA’s Aviation Practice Soars with Expansion of Austin Airport and National Team

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We are proud to celebrate KFA’s history working with the Austin Airport and the formation of Lochner’s national aviation practice, with our teammates at Armstrong Consultants, Inc.

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Experts Driven to Do More

We're driven to do more for Texas by exclusively serving public sector clients as experts in civil engineering and planning services related to public transportation and water infrastructure. Whether that involves designing new systems or the rehabilitation of existing ones, our priority is to help our clients thrive by providing quality, cost-effective solutions, leveraging our local knowledge and expertise on each project.

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