Spokane street obstruction bonds.
$100 flat.
To obstruct a County road for work or staging, Spokane County conditions the permit on a fixed $10,000 bond filed with Public Works. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Spokane street obstruction bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Road obstruction bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with Spokane County Public Works
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your road obstruction permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the obstruction bond actually guarantees
Spokane County Public Works permits work and staging that obstruct a County road, and conditions the permit on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond is a restoration and public-safety guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to obstruct the road safely, follow the permit, and restore the road when the obstruction is removed.
If the County has to repair the road or clear an obstruction you left behind, it can recover its costs against the bond. The bond protects the County and the traveling public from the consequences of an unrestored or unsafe road obstruction.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the County, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active while your permit is in force, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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 $10,000 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 Spokane County Public Works. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your road obstruction permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.