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