If you're driving to or from Wisconsin, you'll now take the new road affectionately called the "button hook" instead of driving along West 3rd Street near the bridge. See map here . The 3rd-Street access will open in fall of 2019. Please drive safely and slowly. Signs will guide you.



Sign up for all bridge project updates here from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. They've also got a great Facebook page filled with pictures and timely updates. Get connected today!

QUICK FACT: 20% of us in Red Wing are aged 65 or older, and that older population is expected to double by 2040 throughout MN. How do we plan for a vibrant city today AND tomorrow? It's up to all of us, including YOU.

Come to the Red Wing 2040 Open House April 26th. Learn new, intriguing details of who and what make up Red Wing-- and see first drafts of RW's short- and long-term goals based on what the community has said so far. Is the Plan on the right track? What's still missing? Come tell us.

Read the Red Wing Report Card here .

Members of the Charter Commission play a critical role in city government. In Red Wing, our charter acts as our local constitution, and commissioners are responsible for ensuring the document remains a good road map for how our government works. Curious? Watch the last Charter meeting here .

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Residents who live along portions of 9th, 10th, 11th, Bush, South Park, and McSorley Streets gathered at City Hall last Monday, 3/26, for a public hearing on the reconstruction of their roads. After neighbors along 9th Street especially raised concerns about too much asphalt & concrete potentially being added to their narrow street, Council elected to keep the street and sidewalks narrow--and let a beloved tree remain, despite Council and staff concerns that construction will kill the roots. Watch the meeting here (segment starts at 1 hr. 15 min.).

One way Red Wing builds bridges around the world is through the City's Sister Cities Commission exchange program. On April 6, let's welcome Chuanwu Yu. (He also goes by Alex in the U.S.). Alex is an exchange teacher from Quzhou, China, one of RW's two sister cities.

Alex will spend two months living with host families and speaking at local schools and events. Dates to come.

The City of Red Wing was thrilled to send Cayanne Korder and Alainn Hanson from Red Wing High School to Washington, D.C. for the National League of Cities Conference. They gathered with other youths around the country to learn more about government and leading the next generation. Get all the details in their presentation to City Council. Great job!

1.Sandy's goal is to walk or run 2,018 miles in 2018. (She's at almost 500 miles already!)

2. She loves to travel and is looking forward to fun destination runs.

3. Sandy recently started full-time at the Fire Department. "I'm officially the senior member of the department -- not by years of service, but by years of life experience," she says. "You're never too old to learn!"