Augusta right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
The City of Augusta requires a right-of-way permit bond before you excavate, cut pavement, or work in the public right-of-way — it guarantees you restore the road, sidewalk, or utility cut to the City's standard. The City sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with your exact price appearing at the application.
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How much does an Augusta right-of-way bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the permit number and project location, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Augusta
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application to Augusta's engineering / traffic engineering department. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond covers
Any work in Augusta's public right-of-way — a utility cut, a new driveway apron, boring under a road — needs an encroachment / right-of-way permit, and the City conditions that permit on a bond. The bond guarantees you restore the right-of-way to the City's standard once the work is done.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County, the obligee). If you damage the right-of-way and don't restore it, the City can recover its repair cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who patch their cuts to spec 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 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
File with the City of Augusta. Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application to Augusta's engineering / traffic engineering department. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. 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 the City set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the City required and file your permit the same day.