New London right-of-way bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
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. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of $10,000. Five-minute application, no credit check on this bond.
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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 check section, 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.
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$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 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.
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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 New London permit today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued the same sitting. Free until issued.