New London right-of-way bonds.
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The City of New London requires a fixed $10,000 bond to pull a right-of-way or excavation permit and cut into a city street. It guarantees the trench is backfilled and the pavement restored to city standards. One short application.
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How much does a New London right-of-way bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Three steps. One sitting.
Fixed municipal right-of-way bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit fields, no follow-up.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of New London
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your right-of-way / excavation permit at the New London Public Works office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually guarantees
When you cut, excavate, or work within a New London street or right-of-way — to tap a utility, repair a line, or run a new service — the City of New London conditions the permit on a $10,000 surety bond. The city wants assurance the trench is backfilled, compacted, and the pavement permanently restored so the street does not settle or fail after you leave.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New London (the obligee). If the restoration is left incomplete or the patch fails, the city can recover against the $10,000 bond to repair the street.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the cut to grade and pass the city’s inspection treat the bond as a permit formality.
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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File with the City of New London. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your right-of-way / excavation permit at the New London Public Works office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit fields, because this bond doesn’t have one.
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