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Excavation (roadway): cost per cubic yard in Texas
Listed by the agency as “Excav (Roadway)”.
The median awarded price is $18.91 per cubic yard, from 593 winning bids on 591 public projects in Texas (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $12.50 and $30.00.
Cost by state › Texas › Excav (Roadway)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (City of Baytown, TxDOT). 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 $23.40 in 2024 to $17.00 in 2026 (-27%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.40 | 42 |
| 2025 | $20.00 | 300 |
| 2026 | $17.00 | 251 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | TxDOT | 455 CY | $30.00 | line 2 ↗ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | TxDOT | 8898 CY | $8.00 | line 4 ↗ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | TxDOT | 33904 CY | $6.50 | line 8 ↗ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | TxDOT | 21027 CY | $15.00 | line 6 ↗ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | TxDOT | 130961 CY | $15.00 | line 11 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Excav (Roadway) item page.
Related items in Texas
- CEM Stabil Bkfl: $201.35 per cubic yard
- Flowable Backfill: $350.00 per cubic yard
- Blading: $150.00 per hour
- Topsoil: $36.40 per cubic yard
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