NC continuing encroachment bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
A blanket continuing-indemnity bond NCDOT offers contractors who do repeated installations in highway right-of-way — one bond covering many encroachments instead of a separate bond per job. Filed on form R/W 16B; pricing starts from $100 and the application collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for the standard continuing encroachment bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with NCDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount NCDOT required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, so most applicants see the executed bond generated as soon as they pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with NCDOT
Submit the executed R/W 16B to the NCDOT Utilities Unit (Encroachments Office) that holds continuing bonds. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the continuing encroachment bond covers
A contractor or utility that does repeated installations in North Carolina highway right-of-way can post a single continuing-indemnity bond instead of a separate bond for each job. NCDOT's Utilities Unit (Encroachments Office) holds these blanket bonds, which cover extensive work and repeated submittals, sometimes across more than one county.
Like the single-job encroachment bonds, it indemnifies NCDOT for damage to the right-of-way caused by your installations — but it stays in force as a continuing guarantee across all the work it covers, rather than releasing after one project. Filed on form R/W 16B.
If an installation damages the right-of-way and the deficiency goes unaddressed, NCDOT can call the bond, and if the surety pays you repay the surety. Because it backs many jobs, the amount is usually set higher than a single-job bond — confirm yours with NCDOT. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount NCDOT set — the executed R/W 16B is generated instantly, ready to file with the Utilities Unit. No credit section on the form.
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Continuing encroachment bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount NCDOT set and file the same day.