The City of Long Branch requires a $5,000 bond to work in the public right-of-way under a permit. Ours is $275 flat — the minimum premium, since 3% of $5,000 lands there — and the application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.
















Municipal right-of-way bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Fixed-amount municipal bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Long Branch alongside your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum, so the price is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A right-of-way bond is a restoration guarantee to the City of Long Branch. When you open, occupy, or work in the public right-of-way — a city street, sidewalk, or shoulder — the city wants a financial backstop that you'll restore it properly rather than leaving a failing patch or damaged surface.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Long Branch (the obligee). If the right-of-way isn't restored to city standards, the city can recover against the bond to make the repair.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way properly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.