Bradley County driveway bonds.
From $100.
Before you build or modify a driveway that connects to a state-highway right-of-way in Bradley County, you need a permit and a surety bond standing behind the work. The county and TDOT set the amount on your permit — premiums are set at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Bradley County driveway 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 driveway bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your permit. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the county or TDOT permit required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $100,000.
File with your driveway permit
Submit the executed bond to the Bradley County Road Department / TDOT with your highway-entrance permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the driveway bond actually guarantees
Constructing a new driveway — or modifying an existing one — where it connects to a state-highway right-of-way requires a highway-entrance permit. Tennessee administers those connections through TDOT, and the local Bradley County Road Department coordinates the permit for county property owners and contractors.
The bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your promise to build the driveway to the approved plans, protect the traveled way and drainage, and restore the right-of-way to its proper condition. If the work damages the ROW or is left unfinished, the obligee can recover the cost of fixing it against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to the permit and clean up after themselves treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk. We issue the amount your permit names from $100, and no credit check up to $100,000.
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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 your driveway permit. Submit the executed bond to the Bradley County Road Department / TDOT with your highway-entrance permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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 your permit set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount your permit required and file the same day.