Franklin County blanket ROW.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The annual blanket version of the Franklin County right-of-way bond — one bond that covers all your county permits for the year instead of one per job, filed with the Franklin County Engineer's Office. The Engineer sets the amount; the bond costs 1% of that amount, with a $100 minimum.
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No underwriting queue for the standard blanket right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County Engineer. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the blanket bond amount the Engineer required, and the effective date — that is the entire application. No credit section in the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved and issued instantly on payment. Larger amounts may get a quick soft-pull review that never affects your credit score.
File with the Franklin County Engineer's Office
Submit the executed bond on the Engineer-approved form to cover your right-of-way permits for the year. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket right-of-way bond covers
Under Ohio Revised Code 5589.10, anyone working in or placing anything within a county road right of way needs a permit from the Franklin County Engineer's Office, which conditions the permit on a surety bond.
This is the annual blanket (multiple-jobs) version: instead of bonding each permit separately, one bond covers all your county right-of-way permits for the term. It is a public-property restoration guarantee protecting the county and the public against your failure to restore the right of way on any covered job.
All bonds must be on a form approved by the Franklin County Engineer. The bond costs 1% of the blanket amount the Engineer set, with a $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information. For contractors running several permits a year, the blanket is usually the cheaper path per job.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the blanket bond amount the County Engineer set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Blanket right-of-way bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, from $100. Enter the amount the Engineer required and file the same day.