Connecticut DOT highway permit bonds.
From $125.
When you work in a Connecticut state highway right-of-way — driveways, utilities, encroachments — the Department of Transportation conditions the encroachment permit on a permit bond. CTDOT sets the amount during plan review, and the premium is 1% of that bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — your exact price shows at the application.
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How much does a Connecticut DOT highway permit 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 permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to CTDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount CTDOT set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting for most applicants — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $50,000. Above $50,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Deliver to the District Maintenance Manager
Provide the executed permit bond to the District Maintenance Manager so CTDOT can issue your encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the district insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the highway permit bond actually covers
To build a driveway, set utilities, or otherwise work within a Connecticut state highway right-of-way, you file an Application for Encroachment Permit (Form PMT-1) with the CTDOT District Maintenance Manager, under the encroachment-permit regulations at RCSA § 13b-17 (with CTDOT's authority over state rights-of-way under CGS Title 13a/13b).
A permit bond is generally required before CTDOT issues the permit. The bond stands behind your obligation to do the work to the department's standards and to restore the right-of-way — so the public isn't left with damaged or unfinished work in the road.
Some applicants are excused: a public service company that files an acceptable statement of solvency, or a municipality doing the work with its own forces, can have the bond waived. The amount is set by the District Maintenance Manager during plan review (RCSA § 13b-17-8). Whatever amount applies, we price it at 1% of that amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — no credit check up to $50,000.
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
Deliver to the District Maintenance Manager. Provide the executed permit bond to the District Maintenance Manager so CTDOT can issue your encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the district insists.
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 $50,000. 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 CTDOT set — the executed permit bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver to the District Maintenance Manager.
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Highway permit bond, issued today.
From $125. Enter the amount CTDOT set and deliver it the same day.