Washington Co. driveway bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington County requires a $1,500 two-year performance bond for a driveway connection to a county road, filed with the Public Works department. The bond guarantees the driveway holds up for two years. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Your driveway entrance permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Washington County Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your driveway entrance permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Washington County conditions a driveway entrance permit on a $1,500 two-year performance bond payable to the county. When you build or rebuild a driveway that ties into a county road, the bond guarantees the connection performs for two years.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Washington County (the obligee). If the driveway connection settles, fails, or damages the county road within the two-year period and you don't repair it, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Owners and contractors who build driveways to county standard treat the bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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Get your driveway permit moving.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.