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Roadway Excavation: cost per cubic yard in California
The median awarded price is $140.00 per cubic yard, from 427 winning bids on 427 public projects in California (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $70.00 and $245.00.
Cost by state › California › Roadway Excavation
$140.00median per cubic yard
$70.00 – $245.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
427winning bids, 427 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
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 $85.00 in 2021 to $143.50 in 2026 (+69%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $85.00 | 175 |
| 2022 | $90.00 | 216 |
| 2023 | $100.00 | 175 |
| 2024 | $149.00 | 174 |
| 2025 | $135.36 | 164 |
| 2026 | $143.50 | 76 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Caltrans | 2490 CY | $70.00 | contract 10-1N3304 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Caltrans | 100 CY | $515.63 | contract 04-2W6604 ↗ |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Caltrans | 1340 CY | $129.79 | contract 04-0W0504 ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Caltrans | 220 CY | $105.00 | contract 06-0Y1504 ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Caltrans | 240 CY | $67.12 | contract 03-0N4504 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Roadway Excavation item page.
Roadway Excavation in other states
- Kentucky: median $35.00 (197 bids)
Related items in California
- Unclassified Excavation: $195.00 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $250.00 per cubic yard
- Embankment: $96.66 per cubic yard
- Rock Excavation: $82.50 per cubic yard
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