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 John
P. Campbell, P.E., is director of the
Right of Way Division of the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He oversees the department’s efforts in
acquiring right of way for highway construction, providing relocation assistance
and payments, controlling outdoor advertising along highways and coordinating
utility adjustments.
Campbell began in TxDOT's Dallas District as the right of Way Utility
Coordinator in 1989. Moving to Austin in 1993, Campbell supervised the Right of
Way Division's Utility Section. Two years later, he became the division's
Engineering Section director. Campbell became director of the division effective
Feb. 1, 1999.
Prior to TxDOT, Campbell gained valuable experience in the private sector in
Dallas as an excavation and utility construction contractor and as a contract
manager for a design consulting firm. He was certified as a professional
engineer in Texas in 1991.
Campbell received TxDOT's Journey Toward Excellence Award in 1995. He is a
member of International Right of Way Association, and served as IRWA Chapter 74
utility chair from 1997 to 1998.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M
University in 1984, Campbell earned his master's degree in business
administration from the University of Texas, Dallas, in 1992. He is a 1999
graduate of the Governors Executive Development Program at the LBJ School of
Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin.
Campbell, who was born in Bryan but considers Austin his hometown, enjoys
travel, water sports, swimming and skiing. He and his wife, Stacey, have a son,
Jonathan.
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