Right-of-Way (ROW)
Gridlync land and infrastructure glossary.
A right-of-way is a legal right to pass through or use a strip of land owned by someone else, typically to build and maintain linear infrastructure like a pipeline, transmission line, road, or fiber route. It grants use of the land for a specific purpose without transferring ownership. ROWs may be perpetual or for a fixed term, and the holder usually pays the landowner an upfront sum and sometimes recurring rentals. The grant ordinarily specifies the corridor width, permitted uses, and access and maintenance rights.
Operators with miles of pipeline, transmission, or fiber manage thousands of right-of-way agreements. Gridlync centralizes every ROW document, payment, and renewal so the land record stays current and audit-ready.
Example
Cascade Midstream secures a 50-foot right-of-way across the Tanaka family farm to lay a natural gas pipeline. The recorded grant pays the Tanakas $42,000 upfront and lets crews enter the corridor for inspection and repair, while the family keeps farming the surface above the line.