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. In addition, all evacuation orders in Lacey have been lifted and residents are allowed to return home as the fire in the Greenwood Forest Wildfire Management Area in Lacey and Ocean townships burns.

A wildfire raging in Ocean County has shut down a 17-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway. When could the highway reopen?

With traffic routes like the Garden State Parkway, Route 9 and Route 532 closed, cars are at a standstill across parts of Ocean County.