Agency plans new approach to fix system Metro plans to shut down some of its stations nearly every weekend over the next two years to complete a record amount of track work, officials said Thursday.

The transit agency plans to close one or more stations on weekends over 18 months instead of making trains take turns sharing a single track around work sites. Weekends with major holidays or events, such as Thanksgiving, July 4 and the Cherry Blossom Festival, won’t be affected, but Deputy General Manager Dave Kubicek said at least one station would be shut during about 50 out of 78 weekends. That means most of the agency’s 86 stations will be closed at some point — or affected by other closures.