罗得岛州交通厅用700磅混凝土块封住路灯检修井防铜缆盗窃：已装87块
罗得岛州交通厅想出一个低技术含量却行之有效的办法，对付愈演愈烈的铜缆盗窃：用几乎搬不动的混凝土块盖住路灯线路检修井盖。交通厅近几个月来开始在检修井盖上放置这些重达700磅的混凝土块，以保护为路灯供电的铜线，窃贼若无设备根本无法挪动。
交通厅临时厅长罗伯特·罗基奥（Robert Rocchio）告诉NBC 10 WJAR电视台，该州因铜缆被盗损失已超过100万美元，不过他未说明损失发生的时间跨度。他说，盗窃始于几年前铜价大幅上涨之时，「这是一场持续的拉锯——我们修复，他们偷走铜线，我们再回去修」。交通厅计划总共安装151块，目前已完成87块，项目总花费为7.5万美元。
铜价高企使路灯铜线成为窃贼目标，线路被盗不仅造成财产损失，还会导致路灯熄灭、影响夜间行车与行人安全。交通厅表示，这种重型混凝土封盖不需要复杂技术，却能有效抬高盗窃门槛，目前看来行之有效，安装工作仍在继续推进。
（来源：The Drive）
Rhode Island DOT Blocks Streetlight Access Covers With 700-Pound Concrete Blocks to Stop Copper Theft: 87 Installed
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has turned to a low-tech but effective way to combat rampant copper wire theft: covering the access covers for streetlight wiring with chunks of concrete weighing 700 pounds, nearly impossible to move without equipment. The department began placing the blocks on the covers over the last few months to protect the copper wires that power streetlamps.
Interim Director Robert Rocchio told NBC 10 WJAR that the state has lost more than $1 million to stolen copper, though he did not specify the timeframe. Thefts began a few years ago when copper prices rose significantly, he said: 'It's a constant battle — we restore it, they steal the copper, we go back in.' The department aims to install 151 blocks in total; 87 are already in place, and the program's total cost is $75,000.
High copper prices have made streetlight wiring a target; stolen lines not only cause property losses but also leave streets dark, affecting nighttime drivers and pedestrians. The department said the heavy concrete covers require no complex technology but raise the barrier to theft, appear to be working so far, and installation continues.
(Source: The Drive)
来源：The Drive
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图片来源：图：夜间公路路灯（资料图）。Jamie Street 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Highway lights at night (file photo). By Jamie Street, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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