New Green Line-Orange Line tunnel will benefit North Station commuters

No more exiting the lobby of North Station to connect from commuter rail to the Orange Line and the Green Line or vice versa.

Transportation officials say a new 250-foot pedestrian tunnel will be ready in December, just in time to shelter commuters from the blasts of cold that can accompany a simple hustle from the T to the commuter rail at the transit hub because of construction around TD Garden.

The developers behind that construction—which is slowly spawning the 1.5 million-square-foot Hub on Causeway—paid for the tunnel, though they haven’t disclosed the cost, per the Globe’s Adam Vaccaro.

As for finding and navigating the new tunnel, don’t fret: It is expected to be well-marked and -mapped and to have escalator and elevator access.

• New tunnel will save North Station commuters unpleasant winter walk [Globe]
• North Station construction: Mapping the big projects around the transit hub [Curbed Boston]