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Borrow: cost per cubic yard in Connecticut
The median awarded price is $40.00 per cubic yard, from 41 winning bids on 41 public projects in Connecticut (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $20.00 and $75.00.
Cost by state › Connecticut › Borrow
$40.00median per cubic yard
$20.00 – $75.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
41winning bids, 41 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (CTDOT). 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 $27.50 in 2021 to $60.00 in 2026 (+118%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $27.50 | 10 |
| 2022 | $30.58 | 10 |
| 2023 | $46.00 | 10 |
| 2024 | $40.00 | 11 |
| 2025 | $37.00 | 19 |
| 2026 | $60.00 | 9 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | CTDOT | 370 c.y. | $75.00 | line 0170 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | CTDOT | 24 c.y. | $85.00 | line 0090 ↗ |
| Sep 2, 2026 | CTDOT | 260 c.y. | $120.00 | line 0140 ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2026 | CTDOT | 1481 c.y. | $6.60 | line 0250 ↗ |
| Jul 1, 2026 | CTDOT | 110 c.y. | $1.00 | line 0070 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Borrow item page.
Borrow in other states
- Wisconsin: median $16.88 (304 bids)
Related items in Connecticut
- Earth Excavation: $51.00 per cubic yard
- Furnishing and Placing Topsoil: $14.00 per square yard
- Granular Fill: $89.25 per cubic yard
- Trenching and Backfilling: $55.00 per linear foot
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