UDOT encroachment & ROW bonds.
From $100.
To work within state highway right-of-way — to install utilities, build an access, or otherwise encroach — the Utah Department of Transportation requires a surety bond tied to your encroachment permit. UDOT sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a UDOT encroachment & ROW bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Most standard encroachment bonds move fast — enter your amount, pay, and file with UDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount UDOT required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are issued the executed bond as soon as they pay.
File with UDOT
Submit the executed bond with your UDOT encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the encroachment bond actually covers
A UDOT encroachment & right-of-way bond is a restoration and performance guarantee for work within state highway right-of-way. When you install utilities, build an access, or otherwise encroach on a UDOT corridor, the department wants assurance you will perform the work to standard and restore the right-of-way.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Utah Department of Transportation (the obligee). If your work damages the highway or right-of-way and is not corrected, UDOT can recover the cost against the bond.
A statewide encroachment bond covers your permitted work across UDOT corridors rather than one site at a time. UDOT sets the amount on the permit — enter that figure and we show you the exact premium: 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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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 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 UDOT. Submit the executed bond with your UDOT encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists on them.
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.
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UDOT encroachment bond, issued today.
1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount UDOT required and see your exact price.