IL highway access blanket bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
When you pull highway access permits from the Illinois Department of Transportation regularly, IDOT will accept a blanket bond in lieu of bonding each permit separately. The Department sets the amount; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
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The application collects no credit information for the standard blanket bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your IDOT district. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the blanket bond amount IDOT specified, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with your IDOT district
Submit the executed blanket bond (districts typically want three copies) so it covers your access permits going forward. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the district insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket bond actually covers
The Illinois Department of Transportation requires a bond on access permits that serve commercial property, in an amount and for a period the Department specifies. For a contractor or developer who pulls many access permits, bonding each one separately is a hassle — so IDOT lets you post a single blanket bond in lieu of individual bonds.
The blanket bond guarantees that the work performed under each access permit it covers is completed to IDOT's standards and the right-of-way is restored. It rides under your permits the same way an individual bond would, but covers all of them at once.
Because IDOT sizes the bond to your activity, there is no single statutory figure. The blanket bond must stay active until five years after the last permit issued against it — we track it for you. Enter the amount the Department specified and we price it from $100; the application collects no credit information.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the blanket bond amount IDOT specified — pricing starts from $100 and your executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your district.
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Priced from $100. Enter the amount IDOT specified and file with your district the same day.