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Unclassified Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Alabama
The median awarded price is $27.48 per cubic yard, from 186 winning bids on 186 public projects in Alabama (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $18.00 and $42.62.
Cost by state › Alabama › Unclassified Excavation
$27.48median per cubic yard
$18.00 – $42.62middle half (25th–75th percentile)
186winning bids, 186 source documents
2023–2026lettings 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 $16.70 in 2021 to $26.13 in 2026 (+57%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $16.70 | 60 |
| 2022 | $30.00 | 67 |
| 2023 | $30.51 | 76 |
| 2024 | $22.00 | 67 |
| 2025 | $29.99 | 74 |
| 2026 | $26.13 | 38 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | ALDOT | 5393 CUYD | $25.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260828011 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | ALDOT | 4864 CUYD | $53.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260828018 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | ALDOT | 1649 CUYD | $18.50 | Open bid tab, contract 20260828030 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | ALDOT | 2446 CUYD | $30.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260731001 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | ALDOT | 9640 CUYD | $18.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260731017 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Unclassified Excavation item page.
Unclassified Excavation in other states
- Oklahoma: median $9.18 (310 bids)
- South Carolina: median $36.58 (260 bids)
- South Dakota: median $11.95 (202 bids)
- Arkansas: median $23.73 (128 bids)
- Wyoming: median $26.50 (83 bids)
- Missouri: median $20.00 (80 bids)
- North Carolina: median $16.50 (65 bids)
- California: median $195.00 (39 bids)
- Illinois: median $40.00 (19 bids)
Related items in Alabama
- Topsoil: $42.00 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $21.94 per cubic yard
- Borrow Excavation: $29.93 per cubic yard
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