A state judge has voided a local ordinance in Leonia that sought to bar non-residents from using certain roads as a rush hour traffic-reduction measure.

According to reports, Judge Peter Bariso of Hudson County Superior Court ruled Thursday that Leonia lacked authority to restrict access to certain streets that intersect with a state highway without permission from the state Department of Transportation. A portion of the roughly 60 streets covered by the ordinance intersect with Grand Avenue, also known as State Route 93.

Leonia designated dozens of its streets as residents-only in an attempt to deter drivers using local roads as a shortcut to the George Washington Bridge. In January, Leonia posted red signs warning nonresidents to stay off of roughly 60 secondary streets in the town, lest they face a $200 fine. The restrictions were in effect only at certain hours of the day. Residents of the town were issued yellow hanging tags for their cars, so police could differentiate between locals and outsiders.