Excavation Contractor Serving Central Illinois

As a trusted excavation contractor serving Central Illinois, we handle the groundwork your project depends on — site preparation, grading, land clearing, and drainage solutions built to hold up over time. Homeowners, landowners, and builders throughout the region count on us for dependable dirt work and a crew that shows up ready to get it right the first time.

Trusted Excavation Contractor in Central Illinois

Mowry Excavation is based in Bethany, with crews working sites across the region day to day. We serve homeowners, landowners, and contractors with fast turnaround times and equipment that’s usually already staged nearby. Clearing a lot in Mattoon, prepping a shop pad near Shelbyville, or tearing out a driveway in Decatur — we bring the machines, the experience, and the follow-through to finish the job right.

Land Clearing & Forestry

Overgrown lots, invasive brush, and unwanted trees are no match for our forestry mulching and land clearing crew. We clear building sites, fence rows, and pastureland throughout Central Illinois — mulching in place instead of hauling debris off-site, which keeps costs down and speeds up your timeline. Whether you’re opening up a few acres for a new build or reclaiming farmland that’s grown wild, we leave the ground ready for the next step.

Excavation & Site Prep

As an excavation contractor serving Central Illinois, we handle the groundwork that everything else depends on: cutting and filling to the right elevation, compacting sub-base, and laser-guided finish grading so water drains where it should instead of pooling against your foundation. We work on everything from residential building pads to larger commercial site prep, coordinating with your other trades so the schedule stays on track. If the ground needs to be right before anyone else can start, that’s our job.

Demolition & Removal

From tearing out an old driveway to taking down a full outbuilding, our demolition work includes the cleanup — debris hauling, site grading, and prep for whatever comes next, so you’re not left coordinating a separate crew afterward. We handle both residential teardowns and larger commercial demolition jobs across Central Illinois, with the same attention to safety and site cleanliness on every job regardless of size.

Case excavator being used by Mowry excavation for a site foundation project.

Excavator and skid steer being used for an excavation project.

Case Excavator being used by Mowry Excavation for a large excavation project in Illinois. Performing maintenance on the excavator before starting a project.

We Are A Top Rated Central Illinois Excavation Company!

Trust our expert team for premier excavation and land clearing services. As the top-rated choice, we deliver exceptional site preparation, grading, and clearing with unmatched quality and reliability. Transform your property with confidence—choose the best in the region!

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   Mac Thacker 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had Mowry Excavating and land clearing trim about 1700’ of fence row for us and did a great job. He quoted us a price and we agreed on a handshake and that was the final cost. We would use them again! Here are the before and after pics
  
 
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   Tj Miller 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Nicheal was the most transparent and understanding guy when it came to what I wanted done, he did exactly what I asked him to do and more. He showed up on time each and every time and before he left after the job was completed he made sure we were satisfied!! I highly recommend!!!
  
 
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   Carole and John Holloway 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. If he treats everyone the way he treats us, he will always get a 5 star rating.  Very happy with Nichael.