IN INDOT blanket driveway bonds.
From $125. One bond, all year.
If your firm cuts driveway connections onto Indiana state highways on a regular basis, a blanket highway permit bond covers every driveway permit you pull for a year instead of bonding each one separately. INDOT controls the state highway 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 — your exact price is set by that amount, not a credit tier. Because this is a blanket bond, the executed original is mailed to INDOT Permits in Indianapolis rather than filed with a district office.
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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 entire application.
Issued
Most blanket driveway bonds clear quickly. The application collects no credit information, and if a check ever runs on a larger amount, it is a soft pull that will not touch 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 the application collects no credit information.
You need this bond if you are
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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Pricing from $125. One bond covers every driveway permit you pull this year.