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August 7, 2008

Wire thefts costly problem for WSDOT

  • Signal crews in WSDOT's Olympic Region must put off regularly scheduled work to replace stolen wires.
    • By JON SILVER
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photo courtesy of WSDOT [enlarge]
    Thieves broke into this WSDOT junction box along Interstate 5 in Tacoma, making off with 700 feet of copper wire and disabling portions of the highway illumination system. Repairs were expected to cost $2,500.

    Noticed any streetlights on the blink recently? The problem could be a lot more serious than burned-out bulbs.


     
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