Whenever the location of a proposed line of any new State highway shall have been approved by the commissioner, the commissioner may file a certified copy of a map, plan or report indicating such proposed line, the width whereof shall not exceed what is reasonably required in accordance with recognized standards of highway engineering practice, with the county clerk of each county within which the proposed line of said new highway is to be located and with the municipal clerk, planning board and building inspector of each municipality within which said line is located. The commissioner shall accompany such filing with his certification that residents of the municipality in which such filing is made have been afforded adequate opportunity to express any objections that they may have to the proposed location of such highway at a public hearing held at a convenient location for the purpose.
Any map, plan or report filed pursuant to this section may be amended from time to time by filing certified copies of a map, plan or report indicating any changes to be made in the location of proposed lines with the officials and in the manner set forth herein.
N.J.S. § 27:7-66