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Regular Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Virginia
The median awarded price is $82.25 per cubic yard, from 146 winning bids on 143 public projects in Virginia (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $50.00 and $139.68.
Cost by state › Virginia › Regular Excavation
$82.25median per cubic yard
$50.00 – $139.68middle half (25th–75th percentile)
146winning bids, 143 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 $71.75 in 2026 (+79%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $40.00 | 46 |
| 2022 | $48.00 | 56 |
| 2023 | $50.00 | 37 |
| 2024 | $78.75 | 40 |
| 2025 | $115.00 | 47 |
| 2026 | $71.75 | 51 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | VDOT | 4738 CY | $258.00 | contract C0000129131C01B ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2026 | VDOT | 1473 CY | $50.00 | contract C0000115512C01 ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2026 | VDOT | 30627 CY | $36.50 | contract C0000113535C01 ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2026 | VDOT | 1634 CY | $55.62 | contract C0000119436C01 ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2026 | VDOT | 10223 CY | $39.30 | contract C0000119468M01 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Regular Excavation item page.
Regular Excavation in other states
- Florida: median $38.20 (338 bids)
Related items in Virginia
- Borrow Excavation: $55.00 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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