Karl S. Bowers
Karl S Bowers | |
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Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration | |
In office 1978–1980 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | William M. Cox |
Succeeded by | John S. Hassell, Jr. |
Karl S. Bowers became Deputy Federal Highway administrator in June 1977 and was appointed Administrator on August 3, 1978.[1]
He came from a highway background, having served as a South Carolina State Highway Commissioner, 1974 to 1977; Vice Chairman of the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission, 1975; and Chairman of the Commission, 1976.
Under Bower's tenure, the Federal Highway Administration:
- Accomplished an enviable record in minority recruitment and hiring and in the promotion of the Minority Business Enterprise Program.
- Made significant strides towards the Congressional mandate to expedite completion of the Interstate System.
- Emphasized commitment to rehabilitating and repairing the existing highway network.
- Reduced the inflationary rate in highway construction during 1979 over the previous year, in the face of serious escalating costs.
- Accomplished its highest level of obligations in history -- $9.3 billion overall, with $8.5 billion for those programs subject to the congressional law.
References
- ↑ "Administrators - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov.
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