Travis County right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
Travis County requires a $5,000 surety bond for a right-of-way / street-cut permit before you work in the county right-of-way. The price is $100 — the price you see is the checkout price. 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.
A county ROW permit bond is among the simplest in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit fields.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount county bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the county
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with Travis County's Transportation & Natural Resources / right-of-way permit office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way / street-cut bond is a restoration guarantee to Travis County. When you cut, bore, or excavate in a county road or right-of-way, the county wants assurance the surface and the right-of-way will be restored to standard.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Travis County (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored or damage the right-of-way, the county can recover its restoration cost against the bond, up to $5,000.
The bond must stay active while your permit is open. Let it lapse and the county can hold your permit — so we track it and notify you ahead of expiration to keep your $5,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this bond.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Get your Travis County ROW permit moving today.
$100, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.