Plans for improving and remodeling Old Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Springs is starting to move forward.

On Aug. 21, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the concept plans for Old Fitzhugh, which will connect the historic Mercer Street with the road.

The project, seven years in the making, aims to continue the aesthetic downtown on Mercer Street through Old Fitzhugh Road by adding shared-use trails, pedestrian amenities and street improvements.

“We’ve already been thro...