what was the main purpose of the public works administration
In The Great Depression. The Public Works Administration was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933. It was created to spend large sums of money on big public works.The Act budgeted â¦ billions of dollars on public works construction thus providing employment to a large number of the unemployed, improve the public welfare, and contribute to stabilizing the economy and reviving American industry.t was created to spend large sums of money on big public works. The Act budgeted â¦ billions of dollars on public works construction thus providing employment to a large number of the unemployed, improve the public welfare, and contribute to stabilizing the economy and reviving American industry.