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Trench Backfill: cost per cubic yard in Illinois
The median awarded price is $60.00 per cubic yard, from 488 winning bids on 488 public projects in Illinois (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $42.88 and $84.25.
Cost by state › Illinois › Trench Backfill
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (City of Peoria, IDOT, Tazewell County Highway Department). 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 $46.70 in 2021 to $64.00 in 2026 (+37%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46.70 | 136 |
| 2022 | $50.00 | 151 |
| 2023 | $60.00 | 139 |
| 2024 | $53.75 | 166 |
| 2025 | $60.00 | 172 |
| 2026 | $64.00 | 126 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | IDOT | 97 CU YD | $42.00 | Open bid tab, 72E88 ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2026 | IDOT | 36 CU YD | $20.00 | Open bid tab, 62V90 ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2026 | IDOT | 1075 CU YD | $0.01 | Open bid tab, 64V52 ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2026 | IDOT | 35 CU YD | $57.00 | Open bid tab, 78B55 ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2026 | IDOT | 588 CU YD | $60.00 | Open bid tab, 97892 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Trench Backfill item page.
Related items in Illinois
- Earth Excavation: $49.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil F & P 4: $7.00 per square yard
- Furnished Excavation: $38.00 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $45.00 per cubic yard
- Rock Excavation: $160.00 per cubic yard
- Unclassified Excavation: $40.00 per cubic yard
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