Realistically, many cities have turned to using copper clad steel cable, which has significantly less value for the thief. I honestly do not know what policy the street department or the state highway department has regarding the wiring but replacement costs would seem to dictate policy.
For the life of me, I still can't imagine how someone managed to steal the wiring for I-40 without being noticed. You don't just pull up to a access point and pull out hundreds of feet of large gauge electrical cable, yet someone did.
Apparently, Tulsa has the same problem:
https://ktul.com/news/local/street-l...nt-wire-thefts
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