REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- More than a dozen new businesses have opened in downtown Redmond this year. The Redmond Urban Renewal Agency said they are in the retail, restaurant and service sectors.

Downtown Redmond, just like Newberg, used to be pounded by traffic as U.S. 97 made its way right through the heart of town. That changed when the northern section of U.S. 26 in Redmond was ...