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Javier Rodriguez was selected by the Board of the Miami Dade Expressway Authority to serve as its second executive director and formally took over as of March 2, 2007. His primary duties are to oversee all aspects of MDX's Twenty-Year Master Transportation Plan, with its current $503 million five-year work program. MDX's overriding objective is to serve as an innovative transportation agency dedicated to enhancing mobility in Miami-Dade County. Mr. Rodriguez's responsibilities encompass the operation and maintenance of the existing toll road system, its expansion and financing. This includes long-range planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, construction, purchasing and contracting, and enhancing relations with its partners: the State of Florida, the Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, Miami-Dade County, Metropolitan Planning Organization, state and local agencies and municipalities.Prior to joining MDX, Mr. Rodriguez worked with the Florida Department of Transportation, District Six (FDOT) for 16 years, including four years as Director of Transportation Development. While holding this position, Mr. Rodriguez supervised various projects to be implemented with future Public-Private Partnerships such as the Port of Miami Tunnel. In addition, he was responsible for the delivery of production and public transportation projects such as the interchanges on SR 826 Palmetto Expressway, Miami International Airport and the Miami Intermodal Center. A native Floridian, Mr. Rodriguez earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Florida international University in 1990 and received his Professional Certification from the State of Florida. He received the Engineer of the Year Award by the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers in 2005 and was presented with the Ben G. Watts Leadership Award by FDOT, in 2002, Mr. Rodriguez resides in Miami with his wife Katharine and two daughters Katharine Ann and Isabella. | 