A New Jersey judge has ruled that the borough of Leonia cannot restrict nonresidents from using local roadways.

Leonia officials previously put the rule in place to limit the amount of traffic in town that they say consisted of out-of-towners heading toward the George Washington Bridge to commute into New York City. The ban was in place on about 60 local roads in town.

Leonia residents were given special tags to put in their car that would allow them to drive on the roads. But many who used the roads as a cut-through were upset.

Bergen County commuter Jacqueline Rosa challenged the ordinance in court, along with the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

“I live in Edgewater so I go through Leonia every single day to go home,” Rosa says. “So if you can't use side streets then you're forced to get in the New York City traffic and it stinks."

The Leonia Borough attorney says that he expects that the borough will come up with a new version of the ordinance. He says that he will appeal the ruling and ask for a stay.

“We disagree with the judge’s decision. We don’t think he interpreted the statute correctly,” says attorney Brian Chewaskie.

Chewaskie says that the ordinance was never actually enforced since it was implemented in January.

The judge also ruled that Leonia must inform navigation apps like Waze that the streets are not off limits.