(a) No new points of access to and from state highways from and to real property used or to be used for commercial, industrial or mercantile purposes may be opened, constructed or maintained without first complying with this section and sections forty-seven and forty-eight of this article. Access points opened, constructed or maintained without compliance are unauthorized.
(b) Plans for any new point of access shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Highways directly and the following rules shall apply:
(1) Notice of the proposed new point of access shall be filed with the commissioner, along with a plan of the proposed new point of access.