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Borrow Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Virginia
The median awarded price is $55.00 per cubic yard, from 125 winning bids on 120 public projects in Virginia (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $35.00 and $85.00.
Cost by state › Virginia › Borrow Excavation
$55.00median per cubic yard
$35.00 – $85.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
125winning bids, 120 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (VDOT). 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 $40.00 in 2021 to $59.46 in 2026 (+49%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $40.00 | 46 |
| 2022 | $38.20 | 56 |
| 2023 | $30.77 | 29 |
| 2024 | $50.00 | 35 |
| 2025 | $60.00 | 40 |
| 2026 | $59.46 | 42 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | VDOT | 427 CY | $77.30 | contract C0000129131C01B ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2026 | VDOT | 7606 CY | $36.90 | contract C0000113535C01 ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2026 | VDOT | 4590 CY | $48.15 | contract C0000119468M01 ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2026 | VDOT | 2391 CY | $110.00 | contract C0000120697C01 ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2026 | VDOT | 2904 CY | $124.00 | contract C0000120611C01 ↗ |
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)
- North Carolina: median $22.00 (108 bids)
- Alabama: median $29.93 (29 bids)
Related items in Virginia
- Regular Excavation: $82.25 per cubic yard
- Flowable Backfill: $554.94 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $56.00 per cubic yard
- Clearing AND Grubbing: $39,756 per acre
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