Houston County highway ROW bond.
From $125.
Houston County requires a right-of-way permit bond before you cut, bore, or build in a county road right-of-way. The county's Highway / Engineering Department sets the bond amount — the premium is 1% of that amount, with a $25 fee and a $125 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Houston County highway ROW bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Your exact price appears before you pay — and the executed bond is generated as soon as you do.
File with Houston County
Submit the executed bond with your highway right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually covers
A highway right-of-way permit bond is a guarantee to Houston County that work in the county road right-of-way — driveway cuts, utility bores, pipe crossings, drainage, paving — will be done to county standards and the right-of-way restored. The county wants a financial backstop before it lets you disturb a public road.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Houston County (the obligee). If you damage the roadway, leave the right-of-way unrestored, or fail to meet the permit conditions, the county can recover its repair costs against the bond up to the amount it set.
We issue the amount the Houston County Highway / Engineering Department set on your permit, with premiums from $125 — 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, exact price at the application. These bonds typically run for the life of the permit, and we keep yours continuous for as long as the county requires it.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Houston County. Submit the executed bond with your highway right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Houston County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Houston County ROW bond, issued today.
1% of the bond amount with a $25 fee and a $125 minimum. Enter the amount the county required and file the same day.