Work on the Bal Thackeray flyover extension on the east side, that has been incomplete for the past five years, will finally be taken up by the BMC who will build it as a cable-stayed bridge over the Jaycoach flyover (Jogeshwari East). When MMRDA refused to build the entire extension, the civic body had hired a consultant in May this year, who suggested that a cable-stayed bridge was the best option to complete the project as it would cause the least disruption to commuters. This portion of the extension work is estimated to cost BMC over Rs 260 crore.

The pending extension work had run into controversy over who would construct it as the MMRDA's Metro Line VI (Swami Samarth Nagar to Kanjurmarg) alignment was the same as that of the flyover. However, after the two agencies bickered for a year over who would carry out the construction, it was decided that BMC would work on the approach roads to the flyover along with portions where the bridge and Metro VI line do not meet. Portions where the two infra projects merge would be completed by MMRDA. mid-day had reported in May about BMC's deciding to complete the job as MMRDA had refused to do so.