North Carolina continuing encroachment bonds.
From $100.
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 no credit check up to $50,000.
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How much does a North Carolina continuing encroachment bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
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 application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $50,000. Above $50,000, a soft pull may add a short 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 no credit check up to $50,000.
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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 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 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 $50,000. 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 NCDOT set — the executed R/W 16B is generated instantly, ready to file with the Utilities Unit. No credit check up to $50,000.
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Continuing encroachment bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount NCDOT set and file the same day.