A control valve device for a shovel , causing a plurality of hydraulic actuators to operate using hydraulic oil supplied from a hydraulic pump , the control valve device comprising: a center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) supplied with the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump ; a plurality of directional control valves arranged in tandem in the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) and configured to supply the plurality of hydraulic actuators with the hydraulic oil from the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC), wherein at least a directional control valve other than a most downstream directional control valve opens the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) regardless of its spool position; and a bleed-off valve connected to a part of the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) upstream of at least one of the plurality of directional control valves , characterised in that , in each of the plurality of directional control valves (170, 171A, 171B, 172A, 172B, 173, 174L, 174R, V), a spool (SP) is included, and a cylinder port (RCp1, RCp2) connected to one of the plurality of hydraulic actuators , a bridge oil passage (RB) connected to the cylinder port (RCp1, RCp2) in such a manner as to switch between an open state and a closed state in accordance with a change in a position of the spool (SP), and the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) configured to supply the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump to the bridge oil passage (RB) are formed, wherein the spool (SP) is placed in the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC), wherein the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) communicates with the bridge oil passage (RB) regardless of the position of the spool (SP), and wherein the most downstream directional control valve in the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) among the plurality of directional control valves blocks the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC). a center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) supplied with the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump ; a plurality of directional control valves arranged in tandem in the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) and configured to supply the plurality of hydraulic actuators with the hydraulic oil from the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC), wherein at least a directional control valve other than a most downstream directional control valve opens the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) regardless of its spool position; and a bleed-off valve connected to a part of the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) upstream of at least one of the plurality of directional control valves , characterised in that , in each of the plurality of directional control valves (170, 171A, 171B, 172A, 172B, 173, 174L, 174R, V), a spool (SP) is included, and a cylinder port (RCp1, RCp2) connected to one of the plurality of hydraulic actuators , a bridge oil passage (RB) connected to the cylinder port (RCp1, RCp2) in such a manner as to switch between an open state and a closed state in accordance with a change in a position of the spool (SP), and the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) configured to supply the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump to the bridge oil passage (RB) are formed, wherein the spool (SP) is placed in the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC), wherein the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) communicates with the bridge oil passage (RB) regardless of the position of the spool (SP), and wherein the most downstream directional control valve in the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC) among the plurality of directional control valves blocks the center bypass oil passage (RC1, RC2, RC). <EOS>