Indiana INDOT blanket driveway bonds.
From $125. One bond, all year.
If your firm cuts driveway connections onto Indiana state highways regularly, a blanket highway permit bond covers every driveway permit you pull for a year instead of bonding each one. INDOT controls the right-of-way under IC 8-23 and sets the blanket amount; pricing is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum.
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How much does an Indiana INDOT blanket driveway bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply, then INDOT files it.
The blanket driveway bond is issued on payment; because it is a blanket bond, INDOT Permits handles filing centrally rather than a district office. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the blanket bond amount INDOT set for your driveway-permit activity, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued
Most blanket driveway bonds clear quickly. No credit check up to $100,000; above $100,000, any check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
Filed with INDOT Permits
Your executed bond is mailed to INDOT Permits (100 N. Senate Ave., N758-Permits, Indianapolis) as the blanket-bond form requires. We email a copy the same day so you can see exactly what is coming.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket driveway bond actually covers
INDOT controls the state highway right-of-way under IC 8-23 and conditions permit work in that right-of-way on a surety bond — a "sufficient amount to cover all proposed work," in the department's own words. A driveway permit is required before you connect a residential, commercial, or field entrance to a state highway, and bonding is the standard way most contractors satisfy that condition.
If your firm cuts driveway connections routinely rather than as a one-off, a blanket bond covers every driveway permit you pull for the year under a single instrument instead of bonding each connection separately. INDOT sets the blanket amount based on your permit volume and the scope of driveway work you typically perform, and the bond guarantees the same thing a single-permit bond does: that the work is done to the department's standards and the right-of-way is restored.
INDOT's own guidance splits filing by bond type — a blanket bond is mailed to the central INDOT Permits office in Indianapolis, while a single performance bond is filed with the district office where the work happens. This entry is the mailed blanket form specifically for driveway work. Enter the amount your INDOT permit contact assigned; we price it from a $125 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000.
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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
Filed with INDOT Permits. Your executed bond is mailed to INDOT Permits (100 N. Senate Ave., N758-Permits, Indianapolis) as the blanket-bond form requires. We email a copy the same day so you can see exactly what is coming.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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, then INDOT Permits files it.
Submit the application with the blanket amount INDOT set — the executed bond is mailed to INDOT Permits in Indianapolis, with an emailed copy the same day.
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INDOT blanket driveway bond, issued today.
Pricing from $125. One bond covers every driveway permit you pull this year.