(2) The application shall set forth:
(a) A description of the road and the termini thereof.
(b) If the applicant proposes to improve the road, a general statement of the improvements proposed to be made.
(c) If the applicant proposes to maintain the road, a general description of the maintenance work proposed to be done.
(3) The application shall be verified and signed by the applicant and filed in the office of the county clerk, together with an affidavit showing service thereof, either personally, by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt, on the Public Utility Commission and on the Department of Transportation. [Amended by 1991 c.249 §29]