VA VDOT land use permit bonds.
From $125. Enter your amount.
When you work in the state right-of-way — an entrance, a utility line, vegetation control — VDOT issues a land use permit and can require surety (form LUP-SB) to guarantee you restore the right-of-way. VDOT sets the amount; pricing starts from $125, with your exact premium shown in the application. The application collects no credit information at the standard amount.
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No underwriting queue for the standard LUP-SB — enter your amount, pay, and submit it with your permit. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the surety amount VDOT required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit fields and no waiting — the executed LUP-SB bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit with your VDOT permit
File the executed bond with your land use permit application. VDOT releases the surety after your work passes inspection. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the LUP-SB bond actually covers
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) controls work in the state right-of-way and issues a land use permit for things like commercial entrances, private entrances, utility installations, and vegetation control. Under Code of Virginia § 33.2-210 (and the land use permit regulations at 24VAC30-151), VDOT can require security so the right-of-way is restored after your work.
You can post that security as cash, an irrevocable letter of credit (LUP-LC), or a surety bond on form LUP-SB. The bond guarantees you complete the permitted work and restore any state-maintained facilities you disturb — and it is released after VDOT inspects and accepts the work.
The amount is set by VDOT and varies with the permit type and scope; for example, vegetation-control permits commonly carry a $2,500 surety per permit. The permittee is also civilly liable to the Commonwealth for actual expenses and damages under § 33.2-210. Enter your figure; pricing starts from $125, with no credit fields in the application.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the surety amount VDOT set — the executed LUP-SB bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Pricing from $125. Enter the surety VDOT set and file with your permit the same day.