(WFIE/Gray News) - Authorities say hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of copper has been stolen from construction projects along Interstate 69.

Indiana authorities said several thefts have been reported to Evansville police, the Warrick County Sheriff's Office and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, copper was reported stolen from work zone lighting projects at the I-69 and Interstate 64 interchange.