Traffic · awarded bid prices · New Castle County
Temporary marking, paint symbol/legend: cost per square foot in New Castle County, DE
Listed by the agency as “Temporary Markings, Paint Symbol/Legend”.
The median awarded price is $5.00 per square foot, from 27 winning bids on 27 public projects in New Castle County, DE (2023–2025). Half of the awarded prices fall between $2.50 and $9.50.
Cost by state › Delaware › New Castle County › Temporary Markings, Paint Symbol/Legend
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (DelDOT). The county is the one the agency recorded for the project. 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 $2.35 in 2020 to $3.75 in 2025 (+60%).
| Year | Median per square foot | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.35 | 9 |
| 2022 | $3.20 | 11 |
| 2023 | $4.50 | 15 |
| 2024 | $7.30 | 14 |
| 2025 | $3.75 | 12 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | DelDOT | 11104 SF | $0.54 | contract T202406101 ↗ |
| Oct 7, 2025 | DelDOT | 9990 SF | $0.4 | contract T202406102 ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2025 | DelDOT | 1100 SF | $1.00 | contract T202503108 ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2025 | DelDOT | 33 SF | $5.00 | contract T202503109 ↗ |
| May 6, 2025 | DelDOT | 1027 SF | $2.50 | contract T202503107 ↗ |
The same item across Delaware: statewide figures. See every awarded price for this item on the Temporary Markings, Paint Symbol/Legend item page.
Related items in New Castle County
- Installation or Removal of Traffic Sign(S) on Single Sign Post: $100.00 per each
- Truncated Dome Detectable Warning Surface: $32.00 per square foot
- Traffic Officers: $180.00 per hour
- Detectable Warning Surface: $35.00 per square foot
- Temporary Markings, Paint, 4": $1.10 per linear foot
- Installation or Removal of Traffic Signs on Multiple Sign Posts: $21.00 per square foot
- Raised/Recessed Pavement Marker: $46.00 per each
- Install OR Remove Traffic Signs: $79.50 per each