[5] In anticipation of a future mass transit route in the Dulles Access Road median, in 1999 Fairfax County constructed a $20 million park and ride facility which includes a Fairfax Connector station that serves most bus lines in the Herndon and Reston areas as well as buses carrying commuters to the West Falls Church or other Metro stations daily.

The existing facility is served by direct westbound on-ramps and eastbound off-ramps to SR 267.

In the meantime, the Town of Herndon has initiated transportation oriented development of the land on the north side of the station.

[11] In April 2015, project officials pushed back the opening date for the station to late 2019, stating that stricter requirements for stormwater management caused much of the delay.

Per officials, the line also had to incorporate improvements to the system's automated train controls that were a late addition to the project's first phase.

[12] In August 2019, project officials reported that they expected construction on the second phase of the Silver Line to be completed by mid-2020.