N.J. Stat. Ann. § 27:7-26

When the commissioner shall determine to construct or reconstruct a highway he shall, prior to the advertisement of such construction or reconstruction, serve upon the owner and tenants of the lands abutting the proposed highway and upon any public utility using it, a notice to the effect that subsequent to the construction of the surface pavement thereon, no openings will be permitted in the highway for a period of five years thereafter, without the consent of the commissioner.