The civic body will spend an additional Rs 3 crore to repair five skywalks in the western suburbs, taking the overall spend to Rs 21 crore. The BMC’s standing committee cleared a proposal on Tuesday, allowing a 17 per cent hike in the maintenance cost. The elevated walkways were constructed by MMRDA before being handed over to the BMC for upkeep.

Earlier, a part of a skywalk at Dahisar had collapsed, prompting the BMC to repair all the skywalks at Goregaon West, Kandivli East, Borivli West and Dahisar. Accordingly, officials set aside Rs 18.3 crore for the job.