New York highway work permit bonds.
From $100.
The bond the New York State DOT requires on form PERM 44 before you work in, or occupy, the state highway right-of-way. Most permit bonds are issued instantly, premiums start at $100, and it is ready to file with your permit application the same day.
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How much does a New York highway work permit bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
The highway work permit bond is instant-issue — there is no underwriting queue to wait in. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount NYSDOT set for your permit, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with NYSDOT
Submit the executed bond with your Highway Work Permit application to the Department of Transportation. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the regional permit office insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the PERM 44 bond actually covers
Under Highway Law § 52, no one may construct, improve, or occupy within the state highway right-of-way without a Highway Work Permit from the Commissioner of Transportation. NYSDOT may condition that permit on a surety bond — form PERM 44 — guaranteeing the permitted work.
The bond covers utility work, driveway and access connections, and other right-of-way work. It guarantees you perform the work to the permit's terms and restore the right-of-way when you are done, protecting the State from the cost of unfinished or defective work.
The penal sum is set by NYSDOT for the specific permitted work — enter whatever figure your permit paperwork states. Because the bond is statutory, it is instant-issue for most applicants: no financial statements, no underwriter queue. From $125,000, the check is a soft pull that never affects your score. You apply, pay a premium starting at $100, and file the executed bond the same day.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with NYSDOT. Submit the executed bond with your Highway Work Permit application to the Department of Transportation. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the regional permit office insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount from your permit — the PERM 44 bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the New York State DOT.
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Highway work permit bond, issued today.
Instant issue for most, premiums from $100. File with the New York State DOT the same day.