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About the Florida Department of Transportation

The Florida Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe transportation system that ensures the mobility of people and goods, enhances economic prosperity and preserves the quality of our environment and communities. 

Fast Facts about FDOT

• Decentralized

• Tallahassee Central Office

• Seven Districts and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise

• 7,450 employees statewide

• Oversight provided by the Florida Transportation Commission

• Trust funded by user fees

• $7.0 billion in fiscal year 2005/2006 budget

• $3.1 billion in the five-year work program

• $2.2 billion average contract lettings for the past five years

Fast Facts about Florida's Transportation System

• $1.00 invested in transportation = $5.50 in user benefits

• State Highway System has 41,000 lane miles and 6,381 bridges

• 800 aviation facilities (131 are public of which 19 have scheduled service)

• 29 Fixed-route Transit Systems

• 14 seaports

• 2,707 railway miles

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 secretary for District 6—Miami-Dade and Monroe counties—is John Martinez). 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

District Six

Major cities: Coral Gables, Hialeah, Homestead, Key West, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens and North Miami
Counties: Miami-Dade and Monroe.

State Highway System Summary:

• Centerline miles - 691

• Lane miles - 3,010

• Fixed bridges - 904

• Movable bridges - 13

The district is home to 2.4 million people.  Its roads are traveled more than 30.8 million miles daily.

FDOT provides funding assistance to the Metro-Dade Transit Authority, which operates 650 passenger vehicles in the district and the City of Key West Transit Authority. The area is also served by seven public airports, and 78 private airports, two rail lines, and one deep-water port, the Port of Miami.

District 6-Office Location

1000 N.W. 111 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
(305) 470-5197

District 6 Public Information