Blue Ash right-of-way bonds.
$300. Five minutes.

The City of Blue Ash requires a street-opening / right-of-way bond before you do work in the public right of way. The blanket bond is $10,000 — it covers your ongoing work rather than a single permit. Ours is $300 flat, 3% of the bond amount, the same price for everyone.

Required by the City of Blue Ash Public Works Department to work in the public right of way
The blanket option ($10,000) covers ongoing work — no per-permit bond each time
Fixed amount, fixed price — $10,000 bond, $300, no quote process
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Right-of-way bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with Public Works

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Blue Ash right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$300
2-year term
$600
3-year term
$900
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Before anyone opens or works in the public right of way in Blue Ash — to lay utilities, bore, excavate, or make a street opening — the city's Public Works Department requires a permit and a street-opening bond under the city's right-of-way ordinance (Codified Ordinances Chapter 949).

The blanket bond ($10,000) is the umbrella option: rather than posting a bond per permit, it stands behind your ongoing right-of-way work for the bond period. It's a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Blue Ash (the obligee).

The bond guarantees you restore the right of way — pavement, curb, and surface — to the city's standards and repair any damage. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim for unrepaired damage, you repay the surety. Residents doing their own work are exempt; this is for contractors and utilities.

City of Blue Ash — Codified Ordinances Ch. 949 (right of way)The City of Blue Ash requires a street-opening bond as a condition of a permit to work in the public right of way, under its right-of-way provisions in Codified Ordinances Chapter 949. A blanket (umbrella) bond covers ongoing work; the city also offers per-area amounts. The bond covers a one-year period from the estimated completion of the work — confirm the form and amount with Public Works.

You need this bond if you're

A contractor or utility regularly working in the Blue Ash public right of way
Posting a blanket bond instead of a separate bond for each permit
Excavating, boring, or opening streets to lay or repair underground lines
Renewing your right-of-way bond before the current term expires

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Blue Ash blanket right-of-way bond? +
The premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the $10,000 bond amount, the same for every permittee. The $10,000 blanket amount is set by the city, so there is no quote process.
What is the blanket bond versus a per-area bond? +
The blanket ($10,000) bond is an umbrella that covers your ongoing right-of-way work, so you do not post a separate bond per permit. Blue Ash also has per-area amounts — $5,000 for the downtown area and $5,000 for main arterial streets — for specific jobs.
Do I pay the $10,000? +
No. You pay $300. The $10,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount bonds like this one don't need one.
How fast will I have the bond? +
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many permittees finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
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Get your right-of-way permit moving today.

$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$300
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