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Borrow Excavation: cost per cubic yard in North Carolina
The median awarded price is $22.00 per cubic yard, from 108 winning bids on 108 public projects in North Carolina (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $13.25 and $32.40.
Cost by state › North Carolina › Borrow Excavation
$22.00median per cubic yard
$13.25 – $32.40middle half (25th–75th percentile)
108winning bids, 108 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (NCDOT). 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 $27.00 in 2021 to $22.15 in 2026 (-18%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $27.00 | 44 |
| 2022 | $24.27 | 43 |
| 2023 | $23.50 | 26 |
| 2024 | $21.02 | 30 |
| 2025 | $22.00 | 39 |
| 2026 | $22.15 | 31 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | NCDOT | 2150 CY | $50.00 | letting Sep 15, 2026 ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | NCDOT | 695 CY | $12.00 | letting Sep 15, 2026 ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | NCDOT | 16000 CY | $0.01 | letting Sep 15, 2026 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | NCDOT | 120000 CY | $12.50 | letting Aug 18, 2026 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | NCDOT | 13310 CY | $24.00 | letting Aug 18, 2026 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Borrow Excavation item page.
Borrow Excavation in other states
- South Carolina: median $50.00 (409 bids)
- North Dakota: median $21.42 (128 bids)
- Virginia: median $55.00 (125 bids)
- Alabama: median $29.93 (29 bids)
Related items in North Carolina
- Geotextile Soil Stabilization: $4.00 per square yard
- Unclassified Excavation: $16.50 per cubic yard
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