India, Feb. 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering extending the recently opened skywalk at Bandra East by about 100 metres towards the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to ease pedestrian movement, additional municipal commissioner Abhijeet Bangar said.

A feasibility study for the proposed extension is currently underway. The skywalk, which was opened to the public on January 26, has recorded a daily footfall of around 90,000 to 95,000 pedestrians. During peak hours-between 8 am and 11.30 am, and 5 pm and 9 pm-the footfall averages nearly 150 persons per minute, Bangar said.

At present, the skywalk connects Bandra railway station to the Kala Nagar junction, passing beneath the flyover along the Western Express Highwa...