City of Franklin right-of-way bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
The City of Franklin requires a $10,000 right-of-way bond before you work in a city street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every contractor. The application is five minutes; it collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Municipal license 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 of Franklin
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Franklin with your right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way bond is a restoration-and-public-safety guarantee. When you trench, bore, or build in a Franklin right-of-way, the city wants a financial backstop that you'll restore the pavement and surface to its original condition and won't leave the public way damaged.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Franklin (the obligee), with the traveling public as the protected party. If the work isn't restored to city specification, or city property is damaged, the city can recover its repair 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 properly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pull your Franklin right-of-way permit today.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.