Austin Right-of-Way Work Needs a ROW Permit

That strip of publicly owned ground between the curb and the property line is the right-of-way, and Austin requires a ROW permit for any work in it — or any job that even has to borrow part of it. Driveways, sidewalks, curb and gutter, excavation, closing a lane, taking parking spaces, running a utility line: all of it lands here.

It's more than a form you file after the fact. Depending on the job, the city can require pre-approvals, conflict coordination with other work in the same stretch, fees, a traffic-control plan, and a licensed contractor. So before you repair a driveway approach, cut into the street, stage equipment, or block a sidewalk in Austin, line up the ROW permit through the Austin Build + Connect portal so the crew isn't standing around waiting on approvals.