MI DOT blanket ROW bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before MDOT issues a right-of-way permit, a contractor must have a bond on file. A blanket bond covers a full year of right-of-way work under one instrument — the go-to when you expect multiple permits. MDOT sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard ROW bond — enter your amount, pay, and put it on file with MDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your contractor details, the bond amount MDOT set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with MDOT
Put the executed blanket bond on file so MDOT will issue your right-of-way permits for the year. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure MDOT set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket ROW bond actually guarantees
MDOT requires a permit before anyone works within the state trunkline right-of-way — underground utility installs, sidewalk and curb work, signal work, temporary closures, and similar projects. Before it issues a permit, MDOT requires a right-of-way permit bond on file.
A blanket bond covers a full year of permitted right-of-way work under one instrument, instead of posting a separate bond for each permit. It’s the practical choice once you expect to pull more than a few permits in a year — a single bond stands behind all of them.
The bond guarantees you complete the permitted work to MDOT’s standards and restore the right-of-way. If you don’t, MDOT can recover the cost of repair or completion against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. MDOT sets the amount from your expected volume; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount MDOT set — the executed blanket bond is generated instantly, ready to put on file.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Blanket ROW bond, on file today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount MDOT set and file the same day.