Karl Olsen

He was born in Farsund, and graduated as siv.ing. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

From 1962 to 1980 he served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.^[1][2] Before this he worked in the administration of Bærum municipality. From 1952 to 1956 he was president of the Norwegian Association of Civil Engineers,^[3] an organization now known as Tekna.

He resided at Høvik.^[4] He died in February 1999 in Bærum.^[2]