NYC right-of-way bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
The City of New York requires a $25,000 bond for right-of-way work — sidewalk and roadway permits — through the Department of Transportation. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every applicant. The application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with NYC DOT
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your NYC DOT right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way bond is a sidewalk and roadway restoration guarantee. When you work in the New York City right of way — opening pavement, installing or repairing sidewalk, or other roadway work — the city wants a financial backstop that the area will be restored to city standard.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New York (the obligee), with NYC DOT administering the permit. If the right of way is left unrestored, settles, or the permit conditions are violated, the city can recover against the $25,000 bond.
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.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your NYC right-of-way permit today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.