State Highway Access Permits
Working on or next to a state highway? Start here.
Check whether MassDOT has jurisdiction at your address, find the right permit type in four questions, and apply online with your documents and fee calculated up front.
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Jurisdiction in one step
Your address is matched to the MassDOT Road Inventory. If the road is municipal, we tell you who to call instead.
35 permit types, one finder
Driveways, utilities, events, drones, drainage, signals — answer four questions and the finder names the type, its documents and its fee.
Review clocks you can see
Every stage carries its 700 CMR 13 review window. You see the due date, the queue position and who holds the next action.
Signed permits, tracked to sign-off
Pay online, download the signed permit, submit work requests and request sign-off when the work is done.
2,500
permits per year statewide
6
Highway districts
10 business days
completeness review under 700 CMR 13
Online
payment, work requests and sign-off