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Borrow Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Alabama
The median awarded price is $29.93 per cubic yard, from 29 winning bids on 29 public projects in Alabama (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $23.66 and $43.66.
Cost by state › Alabama › Borrow Excavation
$29.93median per cubic yard
$23.66 – $43.66middle half (25th–75th percentile)
29winning bids, 29 source documents
2024–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (ALDOT). These are prices agencies awarded, not quotes: a price on a given job depends on quantity, location and timing, and the figures here are not adjusted for any of them.
Trend
The median awarded price went from $29.72 in 2020 to $27.00 in 2025 (-9%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.72 | 13 |
| 2021 | $21.37 | 8 |
| 2022 | $42.50 | 8 |
| 2023 | $28.71 | 9 |
| 2024 | $29.12 | 12 |
| 2025 | $27.00 | 13 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | ALDOT | 368 CUYD | $30.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260731001 |
| May 29, 2026 | ALDOT | 585 CUYD | $75.44 | Open bid tab, contract 20260529023 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | ALDOT | 12535 CUYD | $23.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260130025 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | ALDOT | 7929 CUYD | $31.95 | Open bid tab, contract 20260130031 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | ALDOT | 21149 CUYD | $23.66 | Open bid tab, contract 20251205002 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Borrow Excavation item page.
Borrow Excavation in other states
- South Carolina: median $50.00 (409 bids)
- North Dakota: median $21.42 (128 bids)
- Virginia: median $55.00 (125 bids)
- North Carolina: median $22.00 (108 bids)
Related items in Alabama
- Topsoil: $42.00 per cubic yard
- Unclassified Excavation: $27.48 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $21.94 per cubic yard
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