BART service will be up and running on Wednesday while negotiations continue between the transit agency's management and union leaders, a federal mediator overseeing the talks announced Tuesday.
Bay Area commuters will be able to board BART trains starting at 4 a.m. on Wednesday as normal, despite the looming threat of a strike over the past several days.
"Bargaining continues to take place...the parties have made some progress," federal mediator George Cohen told reporters in Oakland Tuesday night.
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Cohen declined to answer any questions regarding ongoing contract negotiations with BART's two largest unions but said, "We are devoting all of our energies...for the parties to reach an agreement."
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