The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned a skywalk for smooth pedestrian connectivity at Malad east so that the crowded narrow Daftari Road can be cleared. The project is aimed at connecting the Malad Metro station to the Malad Railway station to make the route more commuter friendly in the near future. The project is expected to cost the civic body about Rs 36 crore. However, civic officials said that the work has currently halted due to opposition from locals, as they fear their privacy may be affected.

In a first, the civic body has taken on constructing a skywalk on its own. While the civic body has planned the reconstruction of the Bandra east skywalk and the extension of the Santacruz east skywalk, both of which were constructed by other government agencies, this skywalk has been designed and is being executed by the BMC itself.