A public university need not obtain permission from local authorities for traffic improvement plans, but those plans must be reviewed by a judge in consideration of local safety concerns, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

In a unanimous decision in Montclair State University v. Passaic, the court modified its 1972 ruling in Rutgers v. Piluso, in which the court said public universities generally are exempt from local traffic laws.

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