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Modified Subbase: cost per cubic yard in Iowa
The median awarded price is $56.00 per cubic yard, from 371 winning bids on 340 public projects in Iowa (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $45.00 and $75.00.
Cost by state › Iowa › Modified Subbase
$56.00median per cubic yard
$45.00 – $75.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
371winning bids, 340 source documents
2024–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Iowa DOT). 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 2024 to $60.00 in 2026 (+20%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50.00 | 120 |
| 2025 | $57.00 | 137 |
| 2026 | $60.00 | 114 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 423.000 CY | $130.00 | contract 02-0343-039 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 37.460 CY | $66.40 | contract 09-0036-073 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 2590.500 CY | $68.00 | contract 37-0303-057 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 4543.000 CY | $48.25 | contract 52-0067-098 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 769.000 CY | $51.50 | contract 57-1001-129 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Modified Subbase item page.
Related items in Iowa
- Flaggers: $575.00 per each
- Safety Closure: $170.00 per each
- Engineering Fabric: $3.50 per square yard
- Revetment, Class E: $60.25 per ton
- Granular Shoulders, Type B: $33.62 per ton
- Reinforcing Steel (Epoxy Coated): $1.65 per pound
- Mulching: $750.00 per acre
- Shoulder Construction, Earth: $400.00 per station
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