Yellow call boxes marked by blue signs have lined California's freeways for decades. But with the rise of cellphones, the emergency roadside phones have become a costly relic, and Orange County ...

Dramatic drop in use and issues maintaining call boxes cited for system's end. Call box system cost $350,000 to $400,000 a year. Funds will be used for other programs like free roadside assistance and ...

When a tire blows out or the engine overheats, fewer than one person a day in the last year has gotten out of their car on the side of the freeway and trudged to a call box. Most people whip out their ...

The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) is set to remove all 427 emergency call boxes from county highways by September 1, 2025. The decision comes as call box usage has significantly ...

One of the remaining emergency call boxes along Highway 101 is pictured near the Gaviota State Park exit. Hundreds of call boxes have been removed across Santa Barbara County in recent years due to ...

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority is removing more than 770 call boxes from local highways, including about 200 boxes in rural areas where cell phone service is not available. In a news ...

Yellow call boxes marked by blue signs have lined California’s freeways for decades. But with the rise of cellphones, the emergency roadside phones have become a costly relic, and Orange County ...