Chattanooga street & excavation bonds.
$125 flat.
The City of Chattanooga requires a $25,000 bond before you obstruct or excavate in its streets and rights-of-way — ours is $125 flat, and the price you see is the price you pay at checkout. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit fields, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Chattanooga for your street obstruction or excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Chattanooga street obstruction and excavation bond is a public-infrastructure guarantee. When you block a lane or open a city street to work, the city wants assurance you'll restore the right-of-way to its standards — and cover the repair cost if you don't.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Chattanooga (the obligee). If your obstruction or excavation damages city property or a cut is left unrestored, the city can recover its costs against the bond.
The bond must stay active while your permits are open. Let it lapse and the city can suspend your right to work in the right-of-way — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit fields, because this bond doesn't need one.
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Finish your Chattanooga permit checklist today.
$125 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.