South Carolina SCDOT right of way bonds.
From $100.
Before the South Carolina Department of Transportation issues an encroachment permit for work that affects the state right of way, it can require a performance bond guaranteeing you restore the roadway to SCDOT standards. The amount is set by SCDOT — enter it below. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a South Carolina SCDOT right of way bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard right of way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the SCDOT permit office. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount on your permit, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the SCDOT permit office
Submit the executed bond with your encroachment permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the permit office insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right of way bond actually covers
When a contractor, utility, or developer needs to encroach on a state road or the SCDOT right of way — cutting pavement, running a utility line, building a driveway connection, installing drainage — SCDOT issues an encroachment permit and can require a performance bond as a condition of that permit.
The bond guarantees you complete the permitted work and restore the right of way to SCDOT standards — pavement, signage, utilities, and drainage put back the way the Department requires. The amount is commonly set at 1.5 times the estimated cost of construction, with a $5,000 minimum, though SCDOT sets the figure on your permit.
If the permittee fails to finish or restore the right of way, SCDOT can recover its repair costs against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount SCDOT named, with pricing starting from $100 and no credit check up to $100,000.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the SCDOT permit office. Submit the executed bond with your encroachment permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the permit office insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount SCDOT set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your encroachment permit.
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Right of way bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount SCDOT required and file the same day.