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Unit Cost Data

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Metric Federal-Aid Highways (cost per M2)
State Unit Cost
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AK 1,432 1,324 1,518 1,518 1,141 1,119 1,111 1,411 2,008 1,722 1,877 2,069 2,131 2,886 2,362 4,242 2,899
AL 452 517 452 474 527 732 590 632 620 614 718 851 936 1,026 1,009 881 1080
AR 463 517 495 527 570 624 607 669 659 670 710 945 1,201 1,192 1,366 1,083 877
AZ 452 560 517 667 603 538 602 623 652 698 627 990 1,190 1,160 1,099 834 1203
CA 829 893 743 764 732 797 862 1,175 1,068 1,115 1,082 1,483 2,077 2,212 1,568 1,758 1,421
CO 549 506 592 560 635 700 775 620 595 595 829 864 1,135 1,141 1,020 886 959
CT 1,518 1,432 1,109 1,970 1,625 2,067 1,742 1,812 1,874 1,724 3,565 2,699 4,571 3,612 4,773 6,330 6,011
DC 1,755 1,744 1,752 1,184 1,560 1,499 1,415 1,738 1,551 2,982 2,091 2,599 2,558 2,416 2,525 2,500 2,146
DE 732 1,227 861 1,259 1,001 1,313 1,191 846 1,117 2,075 1,233 1,475 1,595 1,435 1,895 1,538 1,623
FL 527 506 624 603 700 592 859 815 891 860 1,094 1,421 1,644 1,349 1,445 1,576 858
GA 441 538 538 420 570 581 527 546 593 554 630 815 1,010 976 946 723 901
HI 1,119 1,668 1,471 1,421 1,520 2,088 1,677 1,762 1,843 1,761 1,789 1,798 3,752 6,039 3,863 4,552 4,818
IA 420 431 431 431 463 538 578 580 615 559 709 686 825 738 991 857 850
ID 570 743 700 732 603 786 802 1,015 805 1,080 995 1,472 1,758 1,543 1,922 1,637 1,399
IL 753 764 786 743 904 926 1,023 1,217 967 1,100 993 1,255 1,209 1,333 1,693 1,618 1,518
IN 560 549 624 700 614 775 801 842 745 715 835 819 1,047 1,205 1,236 1,332 1,017
KS 495 517 527 538 570 560 727 665 699 646 787 931 938 919 1,130 968 907
KY 484 474 614 667 721 861 1,054 926 695 608 959 882 887 986 1,186 1,031 956
LA 366 344 409 388 355 420 420 410 470 570 1,074 686 1,084 1,314 759 2,131 1,241
MA 1,561 1,216 1,033 1,173 1,173 1,593 1,178 2,091 1,497 1,545 2,306 2,496 2,834 3,281 3,299 3,698 3,261
MD 700 980 883 818 872 1,012 1,249 1,136 1,129 1,077 1,447 1,615 2,177 2,487 2,718 3,255 1,873
ME 1,033 1,087 1,141 1,055 1,033 1,076 1,715 1,512 1,532 1,428 2,204 1,835 1,772 2,291 2,964 2,559 2,395
MI 775 721 797 850 1,001 807 969 1,263 1,160 1,148 1,188 1,201 1,516 1,771 1,552 1,714 1,504
MN 614 570 624 624 624 624 776 1,000 873 1,028 979 1,165 1,013 1,492 1,300 1,137 1,374
MO 657 581 592 624 753 797 750 833 874 958 757 1,140 1,083 1,009 1,063 1,122 1,090
MS 344 388 484 420 441 581 576 452 533 509 512 1,068 1,018 674 681 673 639
MT 700 764 700 581 743 700 675 868 699 813 726 809 1,099 1,193 1,349 1,030 1,455
NC 560 657 603 689 646 689 690 801 777 765 767 1,150 1,308 1,285 1,315 1,007 1,134
ND 463 420 646 721 614 614 576 582 588 608 700 722 876 966 1,011 1,023 1,049
NE 549 538 646 570 603 603 592 701 612 589 764 771 927 937 1,145 951 972
NH 1,044 1,044 1,173 1,528 1,528 1,615 1,710 2,385 1,629 1,601 1,664 2,201 2,832 1,857 2,461 2,475 2,453
NJ 1,270 1,259 926 1,518 1,324 1,690 1,469 1,813 1,546 2,067 1,489 2,406 2,037 2,880 3,081 1,937 2,303
NM 667 560 753 603 710 678 781 610 721 910 1,054 1,069 1,324 1,373 1,554 1,256 1,313
NV 850 495 624 1,098 739 821 945 685 817 967 1,091 1,049 1,509 1,413 1,670 1,742 1,141
NY 1,109 1,464 1,066 1,259 1,399 1,442 1,920 1,560 1,661 1,755 1,676 2,159 2,727 2,555 3,581 2,349 2,669
OH 657 710 678 710 850 818 847 841 915 833 1,085 1,143 1,490 1,586 1,358 1,339 2,388
OK 409 398 388 463 581 635 588 655 439 453 510 637 768 948 1,013 1,050 962
OR 614 624 732 969 797 603 896 689 730 993 1,068 1,498 1,355 1,713 1,775 1,845 1,897
PA 1,130 1,195 1,281 1,173 1,281 1,464 1,628 1,185 1,204 1,072 1,496 1,964 1,869 2,635 2,648 2,383 2,632
PR 560 807 710 710 915 797 808 697 768 1,443 1,517 1,227 1,490 1,689 3,086 1,197 1,894
RI 1,109 1,023 1,073 1,851 1,830 1,884 2,120 2,782 2,236 2,380 2,466 5,153 3,333 3,651 4,046 3,703 3,800
SC 560 527 495 570 732 710 784 880 673 746 730 837 1,070 1,097 1,156 893 928
SD 463 517 452 527 614 732 500 624 604 716 696 762 855 871 1,015 993 960
TN 420 495 484 592 689 549 667 553 492 514 654 759 791 751 960 823 806
TX 355 366 377 377 377 452 470 452 445 464 528 549 640 657 693 605 613
UT 517 527 624 689 1,055 657 801 1,056 783 958 1,022 1,561 1,593 1,628 1,595 2,061 2,730
VA 624 678 797 807 872 797 857 954 932 869 897 1,165 1,467 1,632 2,024 2,553 1,449
VT 1,044 1,184 1,367 926 1,159 1,216 1,209 1,891 1,774 1,965 1,550 2,840 2,441 2,825 2,768 2,167 2,243
WA 829 818 969 1,055 1,055 732 1,043 1,277 1,223 947 1,456 1,358 1,482 1,854 1,729 1,348 1,211
WI 452 409 463 484 441 474 519 638 586 633 667 564 625 630 783 826 836
WV 958 1,055 1,033 1,227 840 1,109 1,357 1,310 1,382 939 1,454 1,304 1,501 2,041 1,733 1,249 1,591
WY 549 592 721 646 775 689 829 647 588 653 809 1,115 1,100 1,098 1,299 1,174 971
Totals 38,063 39,923 40,098 43,473 44,480 47,176 49,857 53,727 50,889 54,994 60,526 72,032 81,470 88,252 93,213 90,614 87,220
Metric Non Federal-Aid Highways (cost per M2)
State Unit Cost
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AK 947 969 955 958 961 958 959 2,080 1,333 2,189 1,938 2,614 2,247 2,992 2,618 2,619 2,743
AL 388 409 484 506 570 517 583 495 559 599 602 651 753 728 1,001 895 739
AR 409 484 452 506 495 689 671 615 604 615 725 807 879 1,020 899 978 942
AZ 484 484 753 861 915 843 600 786 743 710 895 604 1,057 1,215 959 1,263 890
CA 850 883 786 797 850 1,023 875 996 1,167 1,009 1,726 1,526 2,456 2,515 1,713 2,721 1,714
CO 592 807 653 463 624 667 714 566 518 504 529 617 1,229 962 1,083 1,701 953
CT 1,593 1,744 2,034 1,442 1,740 1,739 1,641 1,707 2,230 3,201 3,142 2,045 2,796 4,252 3,653 3,933 4,095
DC 1,755 1,744 1,752 1,755 1,751 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753 1,753
DE 1,173 1,152 1,593 1,733 1,991 1,773 1,577 1,781 2,051 1,803 1,879 1,911 1,865 1,885 2,400 2,044 1,407
FL 592 495 452 614 570 635 663 623 673 893 1,316 937 1,721 1,483 1,332 1,420 1,155
GA 441 527 560 527 614 560 625 572 596 606 710 827 1,054 839 808 790 724
HI 1,270 1,345 1,277 1,302 1,308 1,572 2,040 1,640 1,751 1,811 3,871 2,478 2,720 3,023 2,741 2,828 2,864
IA 398 420 420 420 463 474 466 511 493 527 549 596 630 678 772 740 737
ID 484 431 635 624 797 947 1,364 1,036 1,201 1,201 1,154 1,686 1,056 1,706 1,348 1,247 1,555
IL 570 614 603 635 646 829 835 976 695 695 907 966 1,066 974 1,120 1,256 971
IN 581 538 581 657 657 657 660 671 665 894 692 803 1,137 1,116 1,172 1,166 1,207
KS 431 474 484 431 506 495 483 499 538 533 636 592 679 714 727 742 709
KY 635 549 581 721 861 732 725 832 903 849 1,086 1,038 1,190 1,256 1,606 1,347 1,238
LA 398 344 420 441 452 441 460 504 571 575 570 623 682 978 984 939 954
MA 1,507 1,442 1,227 1,281 1,453 1,830 2,150 2,023 2,117 3,093 2,749 2,863 2,956 2,294 4,100 5,028 3,853
MD 1,055 1,001 1,389 850 1,033 1,324 1,069 1,488 1,142 1,195 1,225 1,954 3,748 2,489 2,731 1,810 2,387
ME 1,055 1,453 1,098 1,206 1,253 1,550 1,736 1,331 1,432 1,482 1,537 1,858 2,103 2,818 2,260 1,970 2,350
MI 797 775 797 829 1,098 1,012 1,033 1,127 1,264 1,222 1,252 1,327 1,436 1,493 1,725 1,517 1,524
MN 614 549 581 603 592 538 554 751 736 811 881 1,157 909 1,004 1,157 1,083 1,051
MO 538 495 527 517 581 538 557 567 631 586 667 793 802 855 964 907 884
MS 355 344 355 344 398 388 381 390 435 428 447 428 484 584 578 489 583
MT 560 549 743 667 840 893 859 819 760 773 1,106 863 905 1,622 1,746 1,265 1,404
NC 570 581 581 657 743 775 740 758 732 780 893 1,069 1,219 1,134 1,440 1,103 931
ND 527 506 549 560 517 517 577 592 629 801 827 869 914 1,073 1,212 1,019 1,102
NE 517 484 506 517 570 592 641 659 693 693 725 765 820 868 950 1,047 804
NH 1,033 1,152 1,113 990 1,085 1,249 1,108 1,580 1,948 2,374 3,445 2,092 2,469 2,669 2,410 2,714 2,323
NJ 1,550 1,432 2,131 1,894 1,421 1,991 1,894 1,769 2,414 2,026 3,736 1,682 2,482 2,634 2,266 2,461 2,680
NM 506 517 506 592 818 689 691 563 648 918 710 759 796 1,460 1,176 1,228 1,148
NV 840 700 747 764 737 750 751 746 749 749 748 749 4,944 2,147 2,614 3,235 2,666
NY 980 1,109 1,453 1,572 1,421 1,399 1,589 1,482 1,735 2,100 1,871 2,094 3,067 2,361 2,444 2,514 2,307
OH 657 603 678 657 850 980 728 700 849 887 972 1,155 1,507 1,593 1,760 1,208 1,782
OK 398 398 452 441 452 581 511 498 474 462 492 591 673 756 923 980 774
OR 700 527 646 689 786 700 693 802 777 820 1,332 1,224 1,444 1,563 1,228 2,244 1,679
PA 1,259 1,292 1,281 1,259 1,216 1,550 1,457 1,680 1,664 1,695 1,698 1,926 2,116 3,382 3,185 2,374 2,699
PR 861 732 840 818 667 807 764 527 700 1,055 1,484 1,080 1,207 2,000 1,816 1,523 1,015
RI 1,173 1,152 1,170 1,173 1,165 1,170 1,170 1,169 1,170 2,809 2,810 2,874 2,831 2,839 2,848 2,840 2,794
SC 549 474 570 549 527 646 723 611 714 810 878 1,112 1,177 988 1,027 926 892
SD 517 506 624 570 517 753 603 600 626 615 731 799 800 917 991 1,034 1,008
TN 484 474 538 527 689 710 456 559 482 591 635 745 770 919 813 874 923
TX 344 388 377 377 355 441 517 520 521 554 593 657 830 851 841 712 646
UT 398 614 689 753 775 506 629 639 813 794 1,010 2,136 1,300 1,786 1,953 1,244 1,273
VA 753 850 743 797 861 807 769 842 1,036 942 1,314 1,567 1,436 1,608 1,537 1,798 1,477
VT 1,173 1,302 1,528 1,959 1,572 1,496 1,993 3,087 2,486 1,704 3,712 2,179 2,542 3,184 3,909 2,502 1,792
WA 646 775 797 700 840 667 913 924 804 980 937 1,085 1,484 1,169 1,568 1,117 1,381
WI 517 495 549 538 560 592 552 628 652 630 685 698 835 790 960 942 929
WV 947 1,098 1,119 1,184 1,044 1,141 1,340 1,436 1,034 1,488 1,404 1,429 1,970 1,475 1,973 2,142 2,056
WY 549 484 463 570 592 657 618 914 583 705 826 901 912 963 940 1,292 944
Totals 38,920 39,666 42,842 42,797 44,799 47,543 48,460 51,424 52,494 58,539 69,012 66,554 80,858 84,377 86,734 85,524 79,411
English Federal-Aid Highways (cost per ft2)
State Unit Cost
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AK 133 123 141 141 106 104 103 131 187 160 174 192 198 268 219 394 269
AL 42 48 42 44 49 68 55 59 58 57 67 79 87 95 94 82 100
AR 43 48 46 49 53 58 56 62 61 62 66 88 112 111 127 101 81
AZ 42 52 48 62 56 50 56 58 61 65 58 92 111 108 102 77 112
CA 77 83 69 71 68 74 80 109 99 104 101 138 193 205 146 163 132
CO 51 47 55 52 59 65 72 58 55 55 77 80 105 106 95 82 89
CT 141 133 103 183 151 192 162 168 174 160 331 251 425 336 443 588 558
DC 163 162 163 110 145 139 131 161 144 277 194 241 238 224 235 232 199
DE 68 114 80 117 93 122 111 79 104 193 115 137 148 133 176 143 151
FL 49 47 58 56 65 55 80 76 83 80 102 132 153 125 134 146 80
GA 41 50 50 39 53 54 49 51 55 51 59 76 94 91 88 67 84
HI 104 155 137 132 141 194 156 164 171 164 166 167 349 561 359 423 448
IA 39 40 40 40 43 50 54 54 57 52 66 64 77 69 92 80 79
ID 53 69 65 68 56 73 75 94 75 100 92 137 163 143 179 152 130
IL 70 71 73 69 84 86 95 113 90 102 92 117 112 124 157 150 141
IN 52 51 58 65 57 72 74 78 69 66 78 76 97 112 115 124 94
KS 46 48 49 50 53 52 68 62 65 60 73 86 87 85 105 90 84
KY 45 44 57 62 67 80 98 86 65 56 89 82 82 92 110 96 89
LA 34 32 38 36 33 39 39 38 44 53 100 64 101 122 71 198 115
MA 145 113 96 109 109 148 109 194 139 144 214 232 263 305 306 344 303
MD 65 91 82 76 81 94 116 106 105 100 134 150 202 231 253 302 174
ME 96 101 106 98 96 100 159 140 142 133 205 170 165 213 275 238 222
MI 72 67 74 79 93 75 90 117 108 107 110 112 141 165 144 159 140
MN 57 53 58 58 58 58 72 93 81 96 91 108 94 139 121 106 128
MO 61 54 55 58 70 74 70 77 81 89 70 106 101 94 99 104 101
MS 32 36 45 39 41 54 54 42 50 47 48 99 95 63 63 63 59
MT 65 71 65 54 69 65 63 81 65 76 67 75 102 111 125 96 135
NC 52 61 56 64 60 64 64 74 72 71 71 107 122 119 122 94 105
ND 43 39 60 67 57 57 54 54 55 56 65 67 81 90 94 95 97
NE 51 50 60 53 56 56 55 65 57 55 71 72 86 87 106 88 90
NH 97 97 109 142 142 150 159 222 151 149 155 204 263 173 229 230 228
NJ 118 117 86 141 123 157 136 168 144 192 138 224 189 268 286 180 214
NM 62 52 70 56 66 63 73 57 67 85 98 99 123 128 144 117 122
NV 79 46 58 102 69 76 88 64 76 90 101 97 140 131 155 162 106
NY 103 136 99 117 130 134 178 145 154 163 156 201 253 237 333 218 248
OH 61 66 63 66 79 76 79 78 85 77 101 106 138 147 126 124 222
OK 38 37 36 43 54 59 55 61 41 42 47 59 71 88 94 98 89
OR 57 58 68 90 74 56 83 64 68 92 99 139 126 159 165 171 176
PA 105 111 119 109 119 136 151 110 112 100 139 182 174 245 246 221 245
PR 52 75 66 66 85 74 75 65 71 134 141 114 138 157 287 111 176
RI 103 95 100 172 170 175 197 258 208 221 229 479 310 339 376 344 353
SC 52 49 46 53 68 66 73 82 63 69 68 78 99 102 107 83 86
SD 43 48 42 49 57 68 46 58 56 67 65 71 79 81 94 92 89
TN 39 46 45 55 64 51 62 51 46 48 61 71 73 70 89 76 75
TX 33 34 35 35 35 42 44 42 41 43 49 51 59 61 64 56 57
UT 48 49 58 64 98 61 74 98 73 89 95 145 148 151 148 191 254
VA 58 63 74 75 81 74 80 89 87 81 83 108 136 152 188 237 135
VT 97 110 127 86 108 113 112 176 165 183 144 264 227 262 257 201 208
WA 77 76 90 98 98 68 97 119 114 88 135 126 138 172 161 125 113
WI 42 38 43 45 41 44 48 59 54 59 62 52 58 59 73 77 78
WV 89 98 96 114 78 103 126 122 128 87 135 121 139 190 161 116 148
WY 51 55 67 60 72 64 77 60 55 61 75 104 102 102 121 109 90
Totals 3,536 3,709 3,726 4,039 4,133 4,382 4,633 4,992 4,731 5,111 5,622 6,692 7,567 8,201 8,659 8,416 8,101
English Non Federal-Aid Highways (cost per ft2)
State Unit Cost
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AK 88 90 89 89 89 89 89 193 124 203 180 243 209 278 243 243 255
AL 36 38 45 47 53 48 54 46 52 56 56 60 70 68 93 83 69
AR 38 45 42 47 46 64 62 57 56 57 67 75 82 95 84 91 88
AZ 45 45 70 80 85 78 56 73 69 66 83 56 98 113 89 117 83
CA 79 82 73 74 79 95 81 93 108 94 160 142 228 234 159 253 159
CO 55 75 61 43 58 62 66 53 48 47 49 57 114 89 101 158 89
CT 148 162 189 134 162 162 152 159 207 297 292 190 260 395 339 365 380
DC 163 162 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163
DE 109 107 148 161 185 165 147 165 191 167 175 178 173 175 223 190 131
FL 55 46 42 57 53 59 62 58 63 83 122 87 160 138 124 132 107
GA 41 49 52 49 57 52 58 53 55 56 66 77 98 78 75 73 67
HI 118 125 119 121 122 146 190 152 163 168 360 230 253 281 255 263 266
IA 37 39 39 39 43 44 43 47 46 49 51 55 59 63 72 69 68
ID 45 40 59 58 74 88 127 96 112 112 107 157 98 158 125 116 144
IL 53 57 56 59 60 77 78 91 65 65 84 90 99 90 104 117 90
IN 54 50 54 61 61 61 61 62 62 83 64 75 106 104 109 108 112
KS 40 44 45 40 47 46 45 46 50 50 59 55 63 66 68 69 66
KY 59 51 54 67 80 68 67 77 84 79 101 96 111 117 149 125 115
LA 37 32 39 41 42 41 43 47 53 53 53 58 63 91 91 87 89
MA 140 134 114 119 135 170 200 188 197 287 255 266 275 213 381 467 358
MD 98 93 129 79 96 123 99 138 106 111 114 182 348 231 254 168 222
ME 98 135 102 112 116 144 161 124 133 138 143 173 195 262 210 183 218
MI 74 72 74 77 102 94 96 105 117 114 116 123 133 139 160 141 142
MN 57 51 54 56 55 50 51 70 68 75 82 107 84 93 107 101 98
MO 50 46 49 48 54 50 52 53 59 54 62 74 75 79 90 84 82
MS 33 32 33 32 37 36 35 36 40 40 42 40 45 54 54 45 54
MT 52 51 69 62 78 83 80 76 71 72 103 80 84 151 162 118 130
NC 53 54 54 61 69 72 69 70 68 72 83 99 113 105 134 102 86
ND 49 47 51 52 48 48 54 55 58 74 77 81 85 100 113 95 102
NE 48 45 47 48 53 55 60 61 64 64 67 71 76 81 88 97 75
NH 96 107 103 92 101 116 103 147 181 221 320 194 229 248 224 252 216
NJ 144 133 198 176 132 185 176 164 224 188 347 156 231 245 211 229 249
NM 47 48 47 55 76 64 64 52 60 85 66 71 74 136 109 114 107
NV 78 65 69 71 68 70 70 69 70 70 69 70 459 199 243 301 248
NY 91 103 135 146 132 130 148 138 161 195 174 195 285 219 227 234 214
OH 61 56 63 61 79 91 68 65 79 82 90 107 140 148 164 112 166
OK 37 37 42 41 42 54 47 46 44 43 46 55 63 70 86 91 72
OR 65 49 60 64 73 65 64 75 72 76 124 114 134 145 114 208 156
PA 117 120 119 117 113 144 135 156 155 157 158 179 197 314 296 221 251
PR 80 68 78 76 62 75 71 49 65 98 138 100 112 186 169 141 94
RI 109 107 109 109 108 109 109 109 109 261 261 267 263 264 265 264 260
SC 51 44 53 51 49 60 67 57 66 75 82 103 109 92 95 86 83
SD 48 47 58 53 48 70 56 56 58 57 68 74 74 85 92 96 94
TN 45 44 50 49 64 66 42 52 45 55 59 69 72 85 76 81 86
TX 32 36 35 35 33 41 48 48 48 51 55 61 77 79 78 66 60
UT 37 57 64 70 72 47 58 59 76 74 94 198 121 166 181 116 118
VA 70 79 69 74 80 75 71 78 96 88 122 146 133 149 143 167 137
VT 109 121 142 182 146 139 185 287 231 158 345 202 236 296 363 232 166
WA 60 72 74 65 78 62 85 86 75 91 87 101 138 109 146 104 128
WI 48 46 51 50 52 55 51 58 61 59 64 65 78 73 89 88 86
WV 88 102 104 110 97 106 124 133 96 138 130 133 183 137 183 199 191
WY 51 45 43 53 55 61 57 85 54 65 77 84 85 89 87 120 88
Totals 3,616 3,685 3,981 3,976 4,162 4,418 4,500 4,776 4,878 5,436 6,412 6,184 7,513 7,838 8,060 7,945 7,378

NOTE: The year indicates the year of construction not the year collected.
The year collected would be the year listed + 1yr

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Updated: 05/08/2013