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Road & Drainage Excavation (Unclassified): cost per cubic yard in Tennessee
The median awarded price is $32.25 per cubic yard, from 170 winning bids on 169 public projects in Tennessee (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $20.00 and $55.56.
Cost by state › Tennessee › Road & Drainage Excavation (Unclassified)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (TDOT). 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 $20.59 in 2021 to $28.00 in 2026 (+36%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.59 | 57 |
| 2022 | $25.00 | 57 |
| 2023 | $31.07 | 60 |
| 2024 | $29.75 | 62 |
| 2025 | $35.00 | 52 |
| 2026 | $28.00 | 49 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | TDOT | 614 C.Y. | $32.00 | contract CN261076 ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2026 | TDOT | 814 C.Y. | $40.00 | contract CN263064 ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2026 | TDOT | 1184 C.Y. | $43.56 | contract CN261070 ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2026 | TDOT | 824 C.Y. | $113.00 | contract CN261067 ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2026 | TDOT | 33 C.Y. | $99.97 | contract CN261069 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Road & Drainage Excavation (Unclassified) item page.
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