For larger right-of-way work, the City of Stow requires a $25,000 right-of-way bond filed with the Stow Engineering Department. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount — and the application takes five minutes with no credit check.
















Right-of-way bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Fixed right-of-way bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Stow right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
For larger right-of-way work, the City of Stow requires a $25,000 right-of-way bond filed with its Engineering Department before a contractor opens or works in a public street, sidewalk, or right of way. It is a public-property restoration guarantee standing behind your obligation to restore the right of way to the city's satisfaction.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Stow (the obligee). If you damage city pavement or fail to restore the right of way properly, the city can recover its costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right of way and pass inspection treat the bond as a permit formality.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.