Portage County road bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Portage County requires a road bond before you open, cut, or work within a county road or right-of-way — utility crossings, driveway tie-ins, excavation. The bond backs restoring the road; the Portage 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 road 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 Portage County
Submit the executed bond with your road opening or right-of-way permit to the Portage County Engineer. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure Portage County required and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the road bond actually covers
Portage County, through its County Engineer, requires a road bond before anyone opens, cuts, bores under, or otherwise works within a county road or right-of-way — for utility crossings, driveway connections, drainage, and excavation.
The bond is a restoration guarantee: it backs your promise to backfill and compact trenches, repave or patch the road surface, 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 to fix it.
It is a three-party guarantee — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Portage 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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Road bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount Portage County required and file the same day.