A California Highway Patrol vehicle is shown stopped on Highway 199 at the California-Oregon border. The highway is closed from Hiouchi, California, to a point about four miles north of the border.

The California Highway Patrol has again canceled plans to partly reopen Highway 199 through the area of the Kelly Fire, which is burning near the Oregon-California border. No plans have been announced for when the road might reopen to the public.

CHP announced Tuesday that its decision was prompted by the continued closure of the highway just over the border in Oregon. The road is closed there through an area that’s subject to an evacuation order issued by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office.

CHP initially hoped to reopen the highway Monday by escorting vehicles through, but scuttled those plans and instead rescheduled for Wednesday, but now those plans have been nixed, too.

The CHP announcement said the highway was clear enough and safe enough for travel in California, but that the “continued closure and Level 3 evacuation in O’Brien” forced it to scuttle plans.

The Kelly Fire is burning near the highway on both sides of the border. The road, which is a link between the Rogue Valley and the coast, has been closed since Aug. 16, when the fire and several other wildfires erupted following a lightning storm.

The California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans, has been clearing debris and downed trees off the highway in California since then.

“The US-199 corridor on the California side is ready to go,” CHP said. “Caltrans has worked endless hours to be sure the roadway is clear of debris and safe for travel.”

CHP said multiple proposals are on the table to reopen the highway and that agency representatives would be meeting with all parties to discuss possibilities and hear updates on the progress of firefighting efforts in Oregon.

“We are hopeful and optimistic that we will be able to move forward soon,” CHP said.

The fire on Monday spotted about a mile ahead of the main fire in Oregon, but crews were able to check it near a bulldozed fireline about two miles west of the highway and three miles southwest of O’Brien. Earlier, the fire jumped another bulldozed fireline but was stopped about a mile west of the highway, about three miles from O’Brien.

A shift in the wind out of the north Tuesday allowed aircraft — including helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft — to drop water and retardant near the northern edge of the fire. Two large C130H Hercules aircraft belonging to the U.S. Air Force and flying out of Klamath Falls were among those used. They made multiple drops.