Grand Traverse County ROW bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
To work in the county road right of way in Grand Traverse County, Michigan — driveways, utility cuts, drainage — the Grand Traverse County Road Commission requires a right-of-way permit bond. The Road Commission sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Road Commission. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Road Commission required, 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 the Road Commission
Submit the executed bond with your Grand Traverse County Road Commission right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Road Commission set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
The Grand Traverse County Road Commission controls the right of way along county roads. Anyone who opens, crosses, or works within that right of way — installing a driveway, boring a utility line, cutting pavement — needs a permit, and the Road Commission conditions the permit on a right-of-way bond.
The bond guarantees you perform the work to the Road Commission’s standards and restore the right of way to at least its prior condition. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Grand Traverse County Road Commission (the obligee).
If you damage the roadway, leave the right of way unrestored, or violate the permit conditions, the Road Commission can recover against the bond to set things right. If the surety pays, you repay the surety — it is a performance guarantee, not insurance for you.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Road Commission set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Grand Traverse County ROW bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Road Commission set and file the same day.