Options for reducing copper theft : final report 657.

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• Creators:
  Schoenfelder, Jeremy
• Corporate Creators:
  Mid-Atlantic Innovative Technology Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Arizona. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Base Metal Building Materials Metals Theft Types Of Metals
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-AZ-09-657
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Arizona
• Edition:
  Final report 657
• Corporate Publisher:
  Arizona. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
• Abstract:
  This research investigated the theft of copper, including scope, impacts, and countermeasures. The researchers
  
  completed a literature review to demonstrate a global perspective of the problem. They took a survey of other
  
  state departments of transportation, utility companies, and developers to determine both successful and
  
  unsuccessful techniques being used to deter copper theft and the impact copper theft had on other geographical
  
  regions and other industries. Additionally, the researchers conducted a site survey to gain knowledge of the
  
  specific issues impacting the Arizona Department of Transportation and what mitigation techniques it was
  
  implementing.
  
  During the time of the research it was found:
  
  1. The Arizona Department of Transportation estimates that costs over the last two years have exceeded
  
  $500,000.
  
  2. The Arizona Department of Transportation has been diligent in implementing and adapting various methods
  
  and/or techniques to prevent copper theft and apprehend culprits.
  
  Suggested mitigation techniques include:
  
  1. Implement a collaborative effort among ADOT, the contracted private investigation firm, and outside
  
  consultant(s) to review and amend efforts on a periodic basis to maximize effectiveness through a thinktank
  
  type of approach.
  
  2. Implement a program that would monitor ongoing development of methods used by other organizations.
  
  3. Make particular use of the Copper Keeper, a device that makes it difficult to pull wire through conduit by
  
  locking the wire in place through the tightening of a compression bolt.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  T08-49-00014
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c6dc3e5a2602df471c4b0bf6d1a02ab83e6b8b38df025f5a14e80e66f3f856b3
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17912/dot_17912_DS1.pdf
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