Bloomington closure bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you close a lane, bike lane, or sidewalk in Bloomington, the City requires a $5,000 closure bond filed with your closure permit. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal closure 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 section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your closure permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Bloomington Public Works / Engineering closure permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the closure bond actually guarantees
A lane, bike-lane, or sidewalk closure bond is a public-property guarantee. When you obstruct a Bloomington right-of-way for construction, the City wants a financial backstop that you'll restore the lane, bike lane, or sidewalk and follow the conditions of your closure permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bloomington (the obligee). If you damage the right-of-way, fail to restore it, or leave a closure beyond your permit, the City can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the closure period the City permits. Let it lapse and the City can suspend the permit — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your Bloomington closure permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.