Should women on Tower Bridge glass walkway wear trousers? A spokesman said: "This question was discussed, and no it won't be possible [to see up women's skirts]. Pedestrians can look up but the walkway is not directly above them, it's a little bit off-centre. However, those behind the project did have to consider the risk, they admitted. "This was a consideration at the outset of the design process," the spokesman said. The layers within the glass, combined with careful control of the lighting system within the walkway between day and night time, address this potential issue. There are also plans in the pipeline for additional lighting to be installed underneath the walkway, which will shine light directly on to the exterior panel surface. This will "further enhance the effectiveness of the above solution, and allow visitors to see through the glass from above while creating a "mirror" effect when looking up from road level," a Tower Bridge Exhibition statement explained. View from bellow. PHOTO: John Stillwell/PA The issue was clarified as the west walkway floor was unveiled today, with the east walkway set to open on December 1. The £1 million construction 138ft above the River Thames in London will allow visitors a view of the bridge lifts and is the most significant change since the Tower Bridge Experience opened in 1982. The floor is made of six panels, each weighing 500kg, and supported by a carbon steel framework weighing about 1,000kg. Would you wear a skirt on the new Tower Bridge walkway? The Tower Bridge Experience exhibition attracts about 600,000 visitors a year and the new installation, funded by the City of London Corporation, is expected to lead to a further increase in visitor numbers. After eight years in the making, Tower Bridge was officially opened in 1894 by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.