Overview

• Autobahn GmbH attributes the higher price to inflation, increased personnel and material costs, and additional traffic-safety measures that can require repeated daytime work zones.
• New standards introduced in 2021 enlarged the panels to 2.4 by 3.6 meters, raising material and production needs.
• With tight budgets, some municipalities forgo new signs: the Forchheim district rejected two Wässerwiesen boards estimated at about €32,000.
• Straubing chose in February 2024 to remove aged zoo signage rather than fund an €83,000 replacement, paying roughly €10,000 for demolition.
• Local outliers persist, with Sangerhausen reporting €181,000 for two new A38 signs advertising the Europa-Rosarium.