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Rock Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Illinois
The median awarded price is $160.00 per cubic yard, from 31 winning bids on 31 public projects in Illinois (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $56.00 and $250.00.
Cost by state › Illinois › Rock Excavation
$160.00median per cubic yard
$56.00 – $250.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
31winning bids, 31 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (IDOT). 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 $50.00 in 2020 to $115.00 in 2026 (+130%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.00 | 10 |
| 2022 | $150.00 | 14 |
| 2023 | $200.00 | 9 |
| 2024 | $160.00 | 13 |
| 2025 | $144.37 | 8 |
| 2026 | $115.00 | 8 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | IDOT | 130 CU YD | $200.00 | Open bid tab, 66M55 ↗ |
| Apr 24, 2026 | IDOT | 30 CU YD | $630.00 | Open bid tab, 62Y28 ↗ |
| Apr 24, 2026 | IDOT | 580 CU YD | $40.00 | Open bid tab, 78A24 ↗ |
| Feb 27, 2026 | IDOT | 695 CU YD | $36.14 | Open bid tab, 62R19 ↗ |
| Feb 27, 2026 | IDOT | 1956 CU YD | $0.01 | Open bid tab, 62R23 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Rock Excavation item page.
Rock Excavation in other states
- Kansas: median $48.00 (296 bids)
- Maine: median $250.00 (13 bids)
- California: median $82.50 (12 bids)
Related items in Illinois
- Earth Excavation: $49.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil F & P 4: $7.00 per square yard
- Trench Backfill: $60.00 per cubic yard
- Furnished Excavation: $38.00 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $45.00 per cubic yard
- Unclassified Excavation: $40.00 per cubic yard
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