Traffic · awarded bid prices · Shelby County
Changeable Message Sign Unit: cost per each in Shelby County, TN
The median awarded price is $5,594 per each, from 20 winning bids on 20 public projects in Shelby County, TN (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $5,052 and $9,625.
Cost by state › Tennessee › Shelby County › Changeable Message Sign Unit
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (TDOT). The county is the one the agency recorded for the project. 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 $7,020 in 2020 to $5,287 in 2025 (-25%).
| Year | Median per each | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,020 | 6 |
| 2021 | $6,200 | 5 |
| 2023 | $10,500 | 7 |
| 2024 | $7,325 | 6 |
| 2025 | $5,287 | 9 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | TDOT | 2 EACH | $3,570 | contract CN264038 ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TDOT | 4 EACH | $2,895 | contract CN264027 ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TDOT | 2 EACH | $9,500 | contract CN264031 ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TDOT | 2 EACH | $5,000 | contract CN264026 ↗ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | TDOT | 4 EACH | $5,070 | contract CNZ265 ↗ |
The same item across Tennessee: statewide figures. See every awarded price for this item on the Changeable Message Sign Unit item page.
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