A telephone pole gently rests aside DebreZeit road, tucked into the city's ageing infrastructure. Ethiopia's infrastructure has been under rising assault by robbers who mimic maintenance workers appointed by the state. The ones pared from theft are constantly a victim of subdued synergy between government bureaus. The International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research published a study in 2020 indicating that lack of coordination between agencies was a significant factor in delays, cost overruns and poor quality infrastructure.