New Albany right-of-way bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of New Albany requires a surety bond before it issues a right-of-way permit for work in the city right-of-way — utility runs, crossings, driveway tie-ins, and excavation in city streets and tree lawns. The bond backs restoring the right-of-way; the City sets the amount, and pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
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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 City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. The application collects no credit information; larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the City of New Albany
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit to the City of New Albany. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
The City of New Albany issues right-of-way permits for work in its streets, tree lawns, and sidewalks, and requires a surety bond before that work begins — for utility installations, road crossings, driveway connections, and excavation in the public way.
The bond is a restoration guarantee: it backs your promise to backfill and compact trenches, repave or patch the road, restore the curb, sidewalk, and tree lawn, and leave the right-of-way in as-good-or-better condition. If you leave a settled trench or a damaged surface, the City can recover against the bond.
It is a three-party guarantee — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New Albany (the obligee). It is not insurance for you; if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City 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, pricing from $100. Enter the amount New Albany required and file the same day.