Harris County right of way bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Harris County requires a right-of-way bond before it issues a permit to excavate, bore, or build inside the county road right of way. The county's Engineering / Permits office sets the amount on your permit; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Harris County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Harris County required, and the effective date — that is the entire application. It collects no credit information.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly at the standard amount — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the county permit office
Submit the executed bond with your Harris County right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond guarantees
Harris County owns and maintains the road right of way — the strip of public land along county roads where utilities, driveways, and drainage live. Before it lets a contractor excavate, bore, or build in that right of way, the county requires a bond as a condition of the permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Harris County (the obligee). The bond guarantees you will restore the right of way to county standards, follow the permit conditions, and not leave the public road damaged or unsafe.
It is not insurance for you. If the county draws on the bond to repair work you left undone, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, repave, and close out their permits cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Harris County set — the executed bond is generated for the standard amount, ready to file.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount Harris County required and file the same day.