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Portable Changeable Message Sign (Ea): cost per each in California
The median awarded price is $4,000 per each, from 305 winning bids on 305 public projects in California (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $2,070 and $7,500.
Cost by state › California › Portable Changeable Message Sign (Ea)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Caltrans). 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 $3,200 in 2021 to $2,550 in 2026 (-20%).
| Year | Median per each | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3,200 | 125 |
| 2022 | $4,300 | 130 |
| 2023 | $4,000 | 141 |
| 2024 | $4,500 | 126 |
| 2025 | $5,000 | 102 |
| 2026 | $2,550 | 68 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Caltrans | 31 EA | $1,692 | contract 04-0W0504 ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Caltrans | 2 EA | $20,000 | contract 04-0W1404 ↗ |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Caltrans | 4 EA | $4,500 | contract 04-0Q8004 ↗ |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Caltrans | 2 EA | $6,700 | contract 04-2W3704 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Caltrans | 1 EA | $10,200 | contract 04-1W7104 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Portable Changeable Message Sign (Ea) item page.
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