The Township of Lyndhurst requires a $5,000 bond to open or cut into a township road under a road opening permit. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly — The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















Municipal road opening 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 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 Township of Lyndhurst Department of Public Works alongside your road opening permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
A road opening permit bond is a restoration guarantee to the Township of Lyndhurst. When you cut into a township road to lay a line or make a connection, the township wants a financial backstop that you'll patch and restore the road properly instead of leaving a failing trench.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Township of Lyndhurst (the obligee). If the road isn't restored to township standards, or the patch fails, the township 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 road properly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.