When you work on the Missouri state right of way — utility lines, driveways, or other facilities — the Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission (MoDOT) can condition your permit on a performance bond guaranteeing the work is completed to standard and the right of way restored. The Commission sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for a standard right of way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your MoDOT permit. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount your permit requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting for standard amounts — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with the power of attorney and acknowledgment to your MoDOT district with the permit to work on the right of way. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your MoDOT permit and the premium updates.
To install or maintain facilities on the Missouri state right of way — a utility line, a commercial driveway, or other work in the highway corridor — you need a permit to work on the right of way from the Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission, administered by MoDOT. The district can condition that permit on a performance bond.
The bond guarantees you complete the work to MoDOT's standards and restore the right of way, following the utility and relocation rules in 7 CSR 10-3 and the terms of your permit. Utility work, in particular, must be located and performed in accordance with those regulations. The Commission is the obligee.
Not every permit requires a bond — MoDOT may instead take a refundable surety deposit, and small jobs sometimes need neither. When a performance bond is required, the Commission sets the amount based on the work, and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check. Confirm the amount on your permit.
Submit the application with the bond amount your MoDOT permit requires — the executed bond, power of attorney, and acknowledgment are generated ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount on your MoDOT permit and file the same day.