Paving · awarded bid prices · Shelby County
Cold milling asphalt pavement: cost per ton in Shelby County, TN
Listed by the agency as “Cold Planing Bituminous Pavement”.
The median awarded price is $26.00 per ton, from 15 winning bids on 15 public projects in Shelby County, TN (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $22.50 and $45.97.
Cost by state › Tennessee › Shelby County › Cold Planing Bituminous Pavement
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 $40.40 in 2021 to $26.00 in 2025 (-36%).
| Year | Median per ton | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $40.40 | 7 |
| 2023 | $53.00 | 5 |
| 2025 | $26.00 | 9 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | TDOT | 12259 TON | $28.10 | contract CN264038 ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TDOT | 16885 TON | $23.50 | contract CN264027 ↗ |
| Dec 5, 2025 | TDOT | 2115 TON | $55.00 | contract CNZ325 ↗ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | TDOT | 13452 TON | $14.75 | contract CNZ265 ↗ |
| Oct 3, 2025 | TDOT | 13699 TON | $23.00 | contract CNZ264 ↗ |
The same item across Tennessee: statewide figures. See every awarded price for this item on the Cold Planing Bituminous Pavement item page.
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