Joliet street obstruction bonds.
$100 flat.
Any contractor, utility, or business that needs to occupy a public street, alley, or sidewalk in Joliet files a street obstruction bond before Public Works will issue the obstruction permit. The City sets the amount on the permit (Joliet Code § 18-273), and this page writes the $10,000 form. Ours is $100 flat.
Trusted by industry leaders
How much does a Joliet street obstruction bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal obstruction bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your street obstruction permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Joliet requires anyone who occupies a public street, alley, or sidewalk with equipment, materials, or a work zone to hold a street obstruction bond, in an amount the City sets on the permit, before the Department of Public Works will issue the annual street obstruction permit — this page writes the $10,000 form. It stands behind your compliance with the city's right-of-way rules for the life of the permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Joliet (the obligee), with the city and the traveling public as the protected parties. If an obstruction damages city property or a claim covered by the permit conditions arises, the city can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond runs on an annual cycle with the permit, so we track your renewal date and notify you before it lapses.
You need this bond if you're
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
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Public Works. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your street obstruction permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Illinois bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
Price and requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Get your Joliet obstruction permit moving today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.