OR ODOT highway permit bonds.
From $100.
When you work in or use the state highway right of way — a utility cut, an approach road, a miscellaneous permit — ODOT can require a permit performance bond guaranteeing you restore the highway and follow your permit conditions. ODOT sets the bond amount; the premium starts from $100, with no credit information collected in the application.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with ODOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount ODOT required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting for most applicants — 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 ODOT
Submit the executed bond with your highway permit application — single-use or blanket. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever ODOT insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit bond actually covers
ODOT controls access to and work within the state highway right of way under ORS Chapter 374 and its access-management rules (OAR Chapter 734). When ODOT grants a permit to work in the right of way — a utility installation, an approach road, or a miscellaneous-use permit — it can require a permit performance bond.
The bond guarantees you restore the highway to its prior condition and follow the conditions of your permit. If you damage the roadway, leave the work incomplete, or violate the permit and ODOT has to make it right, ODOT can recover against the bond.
Permits come in two forms: a single-use permit for one job, or a blanket permit for a company that regularly works in the right of way. ODOT sets the bond amount based on the cost of restoring the highway for your work. Enter that figure — premiums start from $100, and your exact price appears at the application.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount ODOT required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount ODOT required and file the same day.