Originally Posted by
NutLoose
I take it the wire seen in the film is the one previously hit but now replaced.
If so, it looks like it's been replaced by a span of ABC (Aerial Bundled Conductor): three individually insulated phases twisted into a single bundle with a weather-resistant insulative outside covering.
This is easier and cheaper to put up, requires no cross arms on the poles and is said to have 'reduced visual impact' on the environment - i.e. is harder to see. I'm not sure that this latter feature is such a good thing from the point of view of a passing helo pilot.