The feint of heart might call working under these conditions miserable, but for the road crew stationed at the most remote work location in the county, this is a great place. You know many of the people in the area, you see that the work you do has meaning for your neighbors. Located some 90 miles from downtown San Diego, the Borrego Road Station sits in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by sand and sounds of the desert. Half our roads are 30-45 miles away and by the time to consider preparation and loading time, driving to the work site and setting up the job, you ve used a good part of the day. That, along with repacking gear when we re done, doesn t leave a lot of time for the real work in just an eight-hour day.
Life is slower in the desert.
And there are some disadvantages to working many miles from services city and suburban workers take for granted. There are no shopping malls in Borrego Valley, no huge medical centers or multi-plex theaters. There are also no freeways, rush hour traffic or parking crunches. But the weather creates its own problems for the crew. Winds blow sand on the roads that must be cleaned.