City of Charleston right of way bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Before you cut pavement, bore, or work in the public right of way in Charleston, Arkansas, the city requires a permit — and a bond guaranteeing you will restore the street, curb, or easement when you are done. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the 60-second application.
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No long underwriting queue for a right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file the executed bond with your Charleston permit. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the type of work, the bond amount Charleston required, and the effective date — that is the entire application. Your exact price appears before you pay.
Issued
The executed bond is generated after you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review, but the standard right-of-way bond moves fast.
File with your Charleston permit
Submit the executed bond to City Hall with your right-of-way / excavation permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right of way bond actually covers
When a contractor or utility opens a trench, bores under a street, or otherwise works in the public right of way, the City of Charleston issues a right-of-way or excavation permit. The bond is a condition of that permit: it guarantees you will restore the right of way to city standards and not leave the public with a sunken patch or a damaged curb.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Charleston (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, repave, or repair to the city's specification, Charleston can have the work completed and recover the cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the city draws on the bond, you repay the surety. Contractors who close their cuts cleanly and pass final inspection treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue it from $100; the application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly.
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Five minutes, then file it.
Submit the application with the type of work and the bond amount Charleston set — your exact price appears at the application, and the executed bond is generated ready to file with your permit.
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Right of way bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, premiums from $100. Enter the amount Charleston set, see your exact price before you pay, and file it with your permit the same day.