J. Richard "Rick" Capka (born March 16, 1949)[3][4][5] was sworn in as the 16th Federal Highway Administrator on May 31, 2006, and served until he resigned on January 24, 2008.

In those capacities, he helped to prepare the Bush administration's proposed transportation reauthorization legislation; to shape the management of highway mega-projects and; to develop national programs and initiatives to relieve congestion.

He was also the first U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) official to deploy to Iraq (2003) and led the highly successful federal response to the tragic 2007 collapse of the I-35 W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN.

In that capacity, Capka worked closely with the USDOT Inspector General, the FHWA, and other state agencies to develop and gain approval for the project's complex finance plan.

Prior to his position with the MTA, Capka retired as a brigadier general in early 2001 following a 29-year military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he served in the U.S., Europe, the Pacific and the Far East.