Firefighters have made enough progress on a massive wildfire burning in Ocean County for officials to fully reopen both the Garden State Parkway and Route 9 on Wednesday morning. About 25,000 homes and businesses remain without power early Wednesday, Jersey Central Power & Light said.

Normal traffic patterns are resuming on Wednesday, but officials in the towns affected by the Jones Road wildfire urge drivers to use caution.

A wildfire in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barnegat Township, New Jersey, has burned 8,500 acres and is only 10% contained. The Jones Road Wildfire, which erupted Tuesday, prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents and forced the closure of a major stretch of highway as thick smoke drifted across the Jersey Shore.