Norfolk right-of-way bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
When you cut into a City of Norfolk street to install storm water facilities, the City conditions your right-of-way permit on a bond that guarantees you'll restore the right-of-way. The City of Norfolk Department of Public Works sets the amount on your permit — pricing starts from $100, and your exact price appears at the application. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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No broker phone tag for the standard Norfolk ROW bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the permit office. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount on your Norfolk permit, and the effective date — that is the entire application. No credit section to fill out.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — priced at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the City
Submit the executed bond to the City of Norfolk Department of Public Works with your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
The City of Norfolk controls its streets, sidewalks, and the public right-of-way beneath them. When a contractor opens that right-of-way to install storm water facilities — inlets, pipes, drainage structures — the City requires a permit bond before issuing the right-of-way permit.
It is a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Norfolk (the obligee). The bond guarantees you will complete the work to City standards and restore the right-of-way — backfill, repave, and leave the public way as good as you found it.
It is not insurance for you. If you abandon the cut or leave a failed restoration and the City has to fix it, the City can recover its costs against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who close out their permits cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount on your Norfolk permit — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Norfolk right-of-way bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the City required and see your price, then file the same day.