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Earth Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Connecticut
The median awarded price is $51.00 per cubic yard, from 125 winning bids on 125 public projects in Connecticut (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $28.45 and $110.00.
Cost by state › Connecticut › Earth Excavation
$51.00median per cubic yard
$28.45 – $110.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
125winning bids, 125 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 $34.50 in 2021 to $47.00 in 2026 (+36%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $34.50 | 38 |
| 2022 | $44.50 | 32 |
| 2023 | $55.00 | 35 |
| 2024 | $58.50 | 42 |
| 2025 | $54.00 | 49 |
| 2026 | $47.00 | 27 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | CTDOT | 1910 c.y. | $25.00 | line 0070 ↗ |
| Oct 7, 2026 | CTDOT | 1710 c.y. | $50.00 | line 0060 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | CTDOT | 117 c.y. | $350.00 | line 0030 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | CTDOT | 550 c.y. | $50.00 | line 0030 ↗ |
| Sep 2, 2026 | CTDOT | 25 c.y. | $115.00 | line 0030 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Earth Excavation item page.
Earth Excavation in other states
- Illinois: median $49.00 (1,039 bids)
Related items in Connecticut
- Furnishing and Placing Topsoil: $14.00 per square yard
- Granular Fill: $89.25 per cubic yard
- Trenching and Backfilling: $55.00 per linear foot
- Borrow: $40.00 per cubic yard
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