Public Information Office
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Overview

Meet the Secretary

Ananth Prasad

Ananth Prasad on April 18, 2011 was named Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) by Governor Rick Scott. Prasad will be responsible for managing the $7-billion agency which oversees infrastructure projects that are vital to Governor Scott's 7-7-7 Jobs Plan, including port dredging, highway expansion and maintenance projects.

Prior to his appointment as Secretary of FDOT, Prasad served as the Assistant Secretary for Engineering and Operations for the agency. Prasad rejoined FDOT in July 2010 after a brief two-year stint as a vice president of a construction-services firm.

Prasad has a total of 20 years of experience in the transportation industry, including 18 years with FDOT where he previously held the positions of the Chief Engineer and Director of Construction. He was responsible for implementing various innovative contracting techniques, including public-private partnerships.

Prasad earned a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida.

District Offices

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is decentralized in accordance with legislative mandates.

Each of the districts is managed by a District Secretary. The districts vary in organizational structure, but in general each has major divisions for Administration, Planning, Production and Operations. Also, each district has a Public Information Office and General Counsel Office that report to the District Secretary.

For a brief summary of the roles and responsibilities for major functional units. These, too, may vary from district to district:

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Fast Facts about FDOT:

Organizational Structure
Mission, Vision and Values
Decentralized
Tallahassee Central Office
Seven Districts and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
7,426 employees statewide
Oversight provided by the Florida Transportation Commission
Trust funded by user fees
$6.5 billion in fiscal year 2009/2010 budget
$33.8 billion in the five-year work program
$2.9 billion average construction contract lettings for the five-year work program