NH DOT right of way permit bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before you dig, build a driveway, or run utilities inside a state highway right of way, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation can require a bond guaranteeing you restore the highway when you finish. NHDOT sets the amount on your permit — and 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 NHDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the permit requires, a short description of the work and location, 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 NHDOT
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way or excavation permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the district office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure NHDOT set on your permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
New Hampshire's highway law (RSA 236) makes it unlawful to excavate, build a driveway or access, or run utilities inside a state highway right of way without a written permit from the Commissioner of Transportation. The permit governs how you cut and restore the road — and the permitting authority may require a bond to back that restoration.
The bond is a highway-restoration guarantee running to the State. If you leave the pavement, shoulder, ditch, or embankment unrestored — or restored improperly — NHDOT can recover against the bond to put the highway right. RSA 236 lets the authority decide the form of security; a surety bond is the common choice over cash or a letter of credit.
Because the figure tracks the restoration cost of your particular job, the amount is whatever your permit names — there is no single statutory number. Enter that figure and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with no credit check. (Many local roads fall under city or town control, not NHDOT — this page is the state highway permit.)
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your NHDOT permit set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Right of way bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount NHDOT required and file the same day.