"The bridge we're demolishing has a long history of accidents with at least 20 reported over the past 20 years - some resulting in vehicles overturning, " he said.
However, he was not much of a competent terrorist: In 2002 he researched the feasibility of bringing down the Brooklyn Bridge by using a blowtorch, an enterprise akin to demolishing the Empire State Building with a firecracker.
Project contractors Kiewit and the Penhall Company completed their work demolishing the southern half of the Mulholland Drive Bridge well ahead of schedule, allowing the 405 to reopen beginning at 11:30 am on Sunday, instead of 5:00 am Monday as planned.
When Singapore refused to replace the causeway, he proposed demolishing the Malaysian half anyway and replacing it with a bridge, even though the limited space would have necessitated a wonky, dog-leg design.