Events with tag - Construction Projects

June 16, 1933

Public Works Administration Creation

The Public Works Administration (PWA) was established as a crucial part of President Roosevelt's New Deal program, with an initial budget of $3.3 billion to combat the Great Depression through massive infrastructure projects and job creation.

May 6, 1935

WPA Establishment

President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) through Executive Order 7034, launching the largest New Deal agency that would employ 8.5 million Americans and transform the nation's infrastructure during the Great Depression.