Each municipal governing body shall after due deliberation and consultation with county and state officials regarding the selection of the roads and streets that are to constitute its arterial street system take the necessary action to adopt said system and shall forward a certified copy of such action together with a map showing the arterials and a description of same to the Department of Transportation to be recorded.
The roads and streets as recorded by the Department of Transportation shall for all purposes be known as the arterial street system of that municipality.