​Contact the district permit manager assigned to the PennDOT district office for your county of residence. A district contact list can be found on PennDOT's HOP website. In many cases, paving of a driveway is considered "maintenance only" and it would only be necessary to have the proper traffic control to do the work. It is always necessary to contact PennDOT first to determine if this is your situation.

​A permit is required when a driveway, local road or drainage facility, utility facility, or structure is constructed or altered within state highway right-of-way and may alter or need to be connected to a PennDOT drainage facility. HOPs are typically issued within 30 days so long as all the required information is submitted with the application and complies with PennDOT's regulations (see Title 67 Chapter 441 for driveways and Title 67 Chapter 459 for utilities.) If not, it will be returned for additional information or corrections to conform to PennDOT regulations.

​Contact the district permit manager in the PennDOT district office to initiate the proper procedure for installing sidewalks and curbs in accordance with state regulations.

​If you have access to PennDOT's Electronic Permitting System (ePermitting or EPS), you can track your application and see who the reviewers are. If you do not have access, contact the district permit manager in the appropriate PennDOT district office. First, verify that the item in question is a highway occupancy permit application. Provide the application number, county, and your name. PennDOT strives to complete all reviews within 30 days.

​PennDOT has a 60-day period in which to review each application. If the HOP application and proposed design follow the regulations and requirements (PDF), then the review generally takes less time. PennDOT strives to complete all reviews within 30 days.

​Form M-950A (PDF) can be used to apply for a minimum use driveway permit. A minimum use driveway is a residential or other driveway that is expected to be used by no more than 25 vehicles per day (i.e. 50 A.D.T.). Please refer to PennDOT Publication 312 (PDF) for additional information on obtaining such a driveway permit.

Form M-945A (PDF) can be used to apply for all other types of HOPs. To speed up the process, you can use our ePermitting website, which will allow you to submit an application electronically. Other forms may be required with your application submission depending on the situation. All HOP-related forms can be found through our HOP website or ePermitting website.

​Permit costs vary. Please contact the district permit manager or consult our regulations. View the Pennsylvania Code, Title 67, Chapter 441.4 for driveway fees or Chapter 459.4 for utility fees.

​There are a few ways to get access to the ePermitting system, or EPS. If you are a homeowner and plan to use EPS only once to obtain a residential driveway, you can request a Single-User ePermitting ID. If you plan to submit multiple applications, it is advisable to apply for a Business Partner ID (BPID) instead. More information recommending which account option to choose can be viewed on our ePermitting site.

​After receiving an email from RA-pdECMDSecurity@pa.gov with administrator information (expect a response within two or three days after applying for a BPID), the administrator must finish setting up their ECMS administrator account. Once the ECMS administrator account has been finalized, they are now the EPS security administrator for their organization. As the EPS security administrator, they can create new accounts for additional users within their company. A separate account to sign in and access EPS should also be created for themself. This is accomplished using the ECMS Login page. When a new EPS User ID has been created, the user will be prompted to change the password during the first attempt to log into EPS. After this is accomplished, the user will be able to log into EPS using the updated password moving forward. Step-by-step instructions for this entire process can be found in the Becoming a PennDOT ePermitting Business Partner (PDF) document on pages 8, 9, and 10.