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

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.

A massive wildfire in Barnegat Township has burned through 1,200 acres of forest, shut down major highways including Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, and knocked out power to large parts of town,