Madison County right-of-way bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Madison County requires a surety bond before it issues a right-of-way permit for work in the county right-of-way — utility runs, crossings, driveway tie-ins, excavation. The bond backs restoring the right-of-way; the Madison County Engineer sets the amount, and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the County required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Madison County
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit to the Madison County Engineer. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure Madison County required and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
Madison County, through its County Engineer, requires a surety bond before it issues a permit to work within the county road right-of-way — for utility installations, road crossings, driveway connections, and excavation along county roads.
The bond is a restoration guarantee: it backs your promise to backfill and compact trenches, repave or patch the road, restore the berm and drainage, and leave the right-of-way in as-good-or-better condition. If you leave a settled trench or a damaged road, the County can recover against the bond.
It is a three-party guarantee — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Madison County (the obligee). It is not insurance for you; if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount Madison County required and file the same day.