Transportation Planning and Programming Director

James L. Randall, P.E., is the director of the Transportation Planning and Programming (TPP) Division. Having served as the division's deputy director since May 1999, he was named division director on Sept. 7, 2001.

Randall began his TxDOT career in December 1977 in the Transportation Planning Division, where he helped develop the department’s first strategic plan, the Master Plan for Public Transportation in Texas, and the Texas Transit Statistical Report.

In 1989, Randall was assigned to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Office and became director of that office in 1993. This office administers the state’s nonfederal sponsorship duties associated with the waterway. He also served as the department’s liaison to waterway industry representatives and port authorities.

From September 1994 until April 1999, Randall was director of the Multimodal Operations Office. He managed project planning, policy development, and operations pertaining to water transportation, freight and passenger rail, bicycles, and pedestrians.

Before joining TxDOT, Randall worked for the operations department of the Missouri-Pacific Railroad, where he was trained in truck and railroad terminal operations. He worked for the Austin Transit System where, as transportation superintendent, he was responsible for the daily operations of the regular transit routes, special transit services, charter operations and park-and-ride services.

Randall earned bachelor’s degrees in business administration and civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. In 1991, he was certified as a professional engineer.

Randall and his wife, Del, have two children, Josh and Jena.