Burlington sidewalk crossing bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Before the City of Burlington will issue a permit for sidewalk, curb-crossing, or right-of-way work, it requires a $10,000 surety bond payable to the City. Ours is $300 flat — a clean 3% of the bond amount — and the application is five minutes with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Sidewalk-crossing bonds are simple. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No financials and no credit-check section for this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Burlington
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Burlington Finance Department for your permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Burlington sidewalk bond guarantees
A sidewalk-crossing bond is a restoration guarantee to the City of Burlington. It backs your promise to build or cross sidewalks, curbs, and driveway approaches to City standard and to restore any right-of-way you disturb.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Burlington (the obligee). Burlington requires the bond to be deposited with its Finance Department before the permit issues, in an amount set by the City Engineer; if you leave defective or unrestored work, the City can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
The bond must stay active while your permit is open. Many contractors keep a continuous bond on file so they can pull right-of-way permits all season — we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit-check section, because this bond does not have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pull your Burlington right-of-way permit today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.