Street Opening Permits

How to Obtain a Street Opening Permit:

1. Applicant obtains a Street Opening Permit at the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure (DOMI) Permit Counter, located at 611 Second Avenue.
   • Right of Way Procedures Manual
   • Permit requirements include:
     • Company name
     • Company address
     • Company phone number
     • Worksite address
     • Brief description of work to be performed along with construction plans or drawings.
2. A Traffic obstruction permit is required for a street opening permit. 

• Contractor or utility company presents a street opening bond and a check for the permit fee at the time of application submittal. Bond must remain in effect for two years.
• Street opening permits, issued for digging in city streets, require an insurance bond of $10,000 per street opening in asphalt streets, or $20,000 per street opening in concrete streets.
• A blanket bond of $75,000, good for multiple openings in a given year, may be submitted as well. This bond must remain in effect for two years.
• A street opening bond must be presented when applying for a permit. 

      3. DOMI reviews the application and, if approved, issues a street opening permit.

In the Know:

• Permits cover a fourteen (14) day working period and a thirty (30) day restoration period.
• Separate permit fees are based upon the size of the excavation and any barricades or scaffolding proposed.