Utah DOT encroachment bonds.
From $100.
The bond UDOT requires before you do construction or utility work inside the state highway right-of-way under an encroachment permit. It is a performance & warranty bond — UDOT sets the amount per permit, pricing starts from $100, and your exact price appears at the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Utah DOT encroachment bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard encroachment bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with UDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount UDOT set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with your encroachment permit
Submit the executed performance & warranty bond on UDOT’s approved form with your encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the region office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the encroachment bond actually covers
An encroachment permit is required when any construction, utility, or maintenance work disturbs or controls traffic within the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) right-of-way — even a driveway apron, sidewalk, or utility connection can trigger it. UDOT requires a surety bond, not an insurance certificate, as a condition of the permit.
The bond is a performance & warranty bond: it guarantees you complete the permitted work to UDOT standards and restore the right-of-way, and it warrants that work against defects for a set period. Under UDOT’s utility accommodation rules, a separate bond is generally required for each encroachment permit, and the warranty coverage runs for a multi-year period after construction.
If the work is not completed or restored properly, UDOT can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. UDOT sets the amount per permit; pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $100,000.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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 your encroachment permit. Submit the executed performance & warranty bond on UDOT’s approved form with your encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the region office insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount UDOT set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your encroachment permit.
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Encroachment bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount UDOT set and file with your permit the same day.