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State Sen. John A. Traeger, left, accepts his Road Hand Award from Engineer-Director Raymond Stotzer.
(Photo by Geoff Appold)
MAY 1988
Road Hand recipients view their names on the
Road Hand Hall of Honor at a recent get-together
in Austin. The March 23 meeting was the first
gathering of Road Hands since the department
instituted the award in 1973. Road Hands were
honored at a reception sponsored by Texas Good
Roads/Transportation Association, and met at the
Dewitt C. Greer building for a briefing on the
state of the department. The special guests heard
presentations on several programs, including
maintenance and landscaping, planning and
construction, automation, antilitter, and funding.
The Hall of Honor, in the lobby of the main office
building in Austin, lists 110 recipients of the Road
Hand award, which salutes those who have
contributed to the development of good
transportation facilities in their home communities.
(Photo by Geoff Appold)
Traeger named
‘Road Hand9
A good friend of the highway department,
retired state Sen. John A. Traeger, has been
welcomed to the Hall of Honor of Texas
Road Hands.
Traeger’s name will be permanently
displayed in the lobby of the department’s
main building in Austin. However, the
former senator’s legacy as a staunch defender
of the department long precedes the honor
bestowed on him last month by
Engineer-Director Raymond Stotzer.
In the early 1970s, Traeger was an
important force in maintaining dedicated
highway funds during the legislative session
on constitutional revision. “This stands out as
one of his most important contributions,”
Stotzer said during the award presentation
April 7 in Austin.
Traeger was a sponsor of the 1984
legislation that increased the gasoline tax
from five cents a gallon to 10 cents a gallon,
and he sponsored additional legislation in
1986 to raise the gasoline tax another nickel.
In addition to assuring motorists a sound
transportation system, Traeger affected
another important population in
Texas — state employees.
“Traeger oversaw legislation to ensure a
fiscally sound pension fund, making state
employment a viable career,” Stotzer said.
Traeger retired from legislative service last
year after 24 years, but did not stop lending
a helping hand. He served as a legislative
consultant for the Texas Good
Roads/Transportation Association.
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“1 know that when good roads come into
the picture, he’ll always be ready to assist in
any way possible,” said Stotzer.★
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