Ann Arbor METRO Act permit bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
The City of Ann Arbor requires a $25,000 permit bond from telecommunications providers that place facilities in the city right-of-way under Michigan’s METRO Act. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every provider — with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A right-of-way permit bond is among the simplest bonds we issue. Here is the whole 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
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Ann Arbor
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Ann Arbor METRO Act / right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Michigan’s Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-of-Way Oversight Act (the METRO Act) lets a city require a permit and a bond before a telecommunications provider places facilities in the public right-of-way. The City of Ann Arbor sets this bond at $25,000 as a condition of that permit.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Ann Arbor (the obligee). The bond guarantees you’ll restore the right-of-way you disturb and comply with the City’s permit conditions — so Ann Arbor isn’t left paying to fix pavement, curb, or utility cuts a provider walked away from.
It is not insurance for you. If the City makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Providers who restore the right-of-way and close out their permits cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit-check section, because this bond doesn’t 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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Finish your Ann Arbor permit today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.