MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Amid a plan to address neglect, a group of Miami-Dade County leaders wearing blue “I AM ❤ MIA” safety vests were at the Miami International Airport on Thursday to promote the new “#IamMIA” campaign.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Ralph Cutié, the director and chief executive officer of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department both delivered speeches.
“We are hiring additional lightning crew members who will prioritize last-minute maintenance issues that affect our visitors and our employees on a daily basis,” Levine Cava said.
Levine Cava said the county’s new plan to “elevate” the customers’ experience also includes new restrooms, escalators, moving walkways, and boarding bridges.
Levine Cava had promised to turn things around with $7 billion in capital improvements and $1.7 million in maintenance upgrades in January.
Earlier this month, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg was at MIA to celebrate a $27 million project at the Central Terminal and Concourses E and F.
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners had already adopted the $7 billion capital improvement program with projects for the next five to 15 years.
The program also includes the expansion of South Terminal Concourses H and J, two new hotels, landside projects, and expanded aircraft parking positions and warehouses for cargo operations.
Parking Garage 6, a 7-floor building with over 2,200 parking spaces, was under construction to increase MIA’s parking capacity to nearly 10,000 spaces next year.