Karl S Bowers
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
August 3, 1978  January 1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byWilliam M. Cox
Succeeded byJohn S. Hassell Jr.
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
June 5, 1977  August 3, 1978
Personal details
Born(1941-10-13)October 13, 1941
Estill, South Carolina
DiedJanuary 31, 2012(2012-01-31) (aged 70)
SpouseSusan Davis
Children3
EducationVirginia Southern College
Armstrong-College
University of South Carolina

Karl S. Bowers (October 13, 1941 - January 31, 2012), was married and has three children.[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. He became the Deputy Federal Highway Administrator in 1977 and served until he took office as Administrator on August 3, 1978, to 1980.[2] He resigned in January 1980.[3]

Under Bowers'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.

On January 31, 2012, Karl Bowers died at age 70.[4]

References

  1. https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/digital_library/sso/148878/85/SSO_148878_085_11.pdf#page=30
  2. Whitnah, Donald Robert (June 13, 1998). U.S. Department of Transportation: A Reference History. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313283406. Retrieved June 13, 2019 via Google Books.
  3. Brinson, Claudia (March 11, 1980). "Ex-U.S. Highway Administrator Faces Trial in S.C." via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. "Karl Smith Bowers Obituary -". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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