Bloomberg.com's architectural critic, James Russell, weighs in on how the Mass Transit Tunnel will connect to existing and proposed transit infrastructure. The Moynihan Station project has been stalled due to skyrocketing expenses and an unwillingness to significantly alter Madison Square Garden and nearby structures. The total cost of Moynihan, originally estimated at $1 billion, has now grown to approximately $14 billion. Russell considers Moynihan Station, which is to be housed in the Farley Post Office, to be located too far west to be linked to the Mass Transit Tunnel. However, in its current configuration and capacity, Penn Station will be unable to handle the increased traffic generated by the Mass Transit Tunnel and must be renovated and expanded. Securing funding for this depends on the project’s inclusion in the federal surface-transportation bill expected to be considered by Congress in late September. Work will continue on the Mass Transit Tunnel in the absence of progress on Penn or Moynihan Stations. The Tunnel will terminate three blocks north of Penn Station – an arrangement that may cause redundancies and passenger inconvenience - but the possibility remains that a cohesive, single transportation terminal could still be built in the future.