Manchester right-of-way bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
The Town of Manchester requires a $10,000 bond before you open or work within the public right-of-way — for utility cuts, driveway aprons, or any excavation in a town street. Ours is $300 flat (3% of the penal sum), and the application is five minutes with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Town
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Town of Manchester for your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way permit bond is a municipal-protection guarantee. When you open a Manchester street or work within the public right-of-way, the Town wants a financial backstop that you’ll restore the road surface and not leave the public way damaged or unsafe.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Manchester (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, repave, or restore a cut to the town’s standard — or you damage town property — the Town can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts and follow the town’s standards treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Manchester permit today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.