Before you cut, excavate, or build in a public street or sidewalk in the Village of West Salem, the village requires a right-of-way bond as a condition of the permit. Premiums start at $100 and depend on your bond amount — enter the amount West Salem set on your permit and see your price. Your price is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
















No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the village. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the village required, the location of the work, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
The application collects no credit information, and most bonds issue as soon as you pay. If a check is ever needed, it's a soft pull that won't affect your score.
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application at the West Salem village office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the village insists.
The Village of West Salem owns and maintains its streets, curbs, gutters, and public sidewalks. Before a contractor or property owner opens that right-of-way — for a utility tap, a driveway approach, a sidewalk replacement, or any excavation — the village conditions the permit on a surety bond.
The bond is a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of West Salem (the obligee). It backs your obligation to restore the street and sidewalk to the village's standards and to follow the conditions of the permit — so the village isn't left repairing a sunken trench or a broken curb at public expense.
If you fail to restore the right-of-way properly, the village can recover its repair costs against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who patch and compact to spec treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the amount West Salem set, with pricing that starts at $100 and no credit information collected in the application.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Village of West Salem set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
Start the application →Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the village required and file the same day.