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[old link] Cal Trans Other Estimating Resources (external link)
HOT MIX ASPHALT (TYPE A) 390132: Price History Per TON (external link)
HOT MIX ASPHALT (LEVELING) 390135: Price History Per TON (external link) (external link)
ASPHALT-RUBBER BINDER 370120: Price History Per ON (external link)
REMOVE ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT (CY) 398000: Price History Per CY (external link)
California Statewide Crude Oil Price Index (external link)
California Statewide Fuel Price Index (external link)
BAR REINFORCING STEEL (BRIDGE) 520102: Price History Per KG (external link)
Other Cost Information:
Los Angeles County: Public Works: Bid Price History: (external link)
County of Riverside: Engineer Estimating Guideline: (external link)
Report: “Preconstruction Support Cost Hours Estimating on Caltrans Pavement
Rehabilitation Projects” for San Jose State Univ.
https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/2148-Blampied-Preconstruction-Support-Caltrans-Pavement-Rehabilitation.pdf
DGS California Construction Cost Index CCCI (external link)
National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI) (external link)
ENR Magazine: Cost Indexes (fee for service) (external link)
RS Means – cost books (external link)
Steel Dynamics: Rebar material costs: Virginia: ( external link)
California: County of Riverside: Transportation Department: Engineer Estimating Guidelines:
(external link)
California: County of Riverside: Transportation Department: Engineer Estimating Guidelines for Roadway Construction Projects. 1999 (external link)
Texas: Texas Department of Transportation: Construction Cost Estimating Guide: (external link)
State of Washington: Cost Estimating Manual for WSDOT Projects: (external link)
WSDOT: Cost Estimating Manual for Projects. 2025. (external link)
State of Washington (2005 external link)
Federal: Western Federal Lands Highway Division. Estimating Handbook. 2023 (external link)
Federal: US Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration: Major Project Program Cost Estimating Guidance: (external link)
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