Confirm the accepted security instead of assuming a $25,000 bond

The current Road Opening application links Code 296-3.5 and 296-3.6. The latter requires a cash deposit under the City's schedule or other security acceptable to the Division. It allows municipal excavators and other frequent applicants to maintain one deposit for multiple excavations if the balance remains $25,000; deductions must be replenished before a subsequent permit.

This Propeller offering has no fixed sum or term. Ask the Division whether its surety form is accepted for your excavation and obtain the assigned amount, principal and filing requirements. A standing cash-deposit balance does not prove that every applicant needs a $25,000 annual bond.

A Road Opening Permit is not a Traffic Permit

Infrastructure uses the current online Road Opening application, not superseded paper versions. Prepare the location, street cross-streets, excavation dimensions, work-area map, excavation method, utility conflicts and backfill/restoration plan. The application calls for additional permit applications for multiple work areas.

Submit the required indemnification and separate insurance information, and file any accepted issued bond through the Division's directed route. The application requests submission at least two weeks ahead; that interval is planning guidance, and City review and approval are still required.

The Road Opening application allows a requested timeframe of up to three months, but expressly requires a separate Traffic Permit with specific work dates and times before occupying ROW to excavate. Neither that timeframe nor a bond purchase establishes the bond duration or authority to start.