Franklin County ROW bonds.
1% of your amount, $100 min.
The Franklin County Engineer's Office requires a right-of-way bond before a contractor works in the county road right of way. This is the single-job version — sized to one permit. The Engineer sets the amount; the premium is 1% of that bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard 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 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 with your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
Under Ohio Revised Code 5589.10, anyone who works in or places anything within a county road right of way must first get a permit from the road authority — in this case the Franklin County Engineer's Office. The Engineer conditions that permit on a surety bond.
This is the single-job bond: it covers one permit or one job, sized to the cost of restoring the right of way you disturb. The bond is a public-property restoration guarantee — it protects the county and the public by ensuring you restore the road, berm, and right of way to their original condition.
All bonds must be on a form approved by the Franklin County Engineer. The premium is 1% of the amount the Engineer set, with a $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information. If you run multiple jobs a year, the annual blanket version usually costs less per job.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the County Engineer set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
1% of the amount with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount the Engineer required and file the same day.