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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 check.
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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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount county bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Get your Travis County ROW permit moving today.
$100, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.