Die Autobahn: Web platform for Europe's largest motorway operator

Until December 2020, Germany's motorways were organised regionally. Since 1 January 2021, Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes has been responsible for the entire German motorway network, making it the largest motorway operator in Europe. For the new company, we not only built the website but also conceived and designed it together with Die Autobahn.

The aim was to create a web platform at autobahn.de that integrates the websites of the parent company and its ten regional branches and puts them on a sustainable footing. More than 50 editors at headquarters and in the branches keep the site up to date – which requires a sophisticated permission and role concept. At the same time, the platform had to be designed for growth.

All content is categorised by tagging and is therefore automatically available in the right places. Each branch has its own pages; within defined layout blocks, the editorial teams flexibly create new pages as needed.

Further information flows in via interfaces, for example in the careers section: current vacancies are displayed, and the application process continues in the connected, specialised system. For search, the website uses ke_search, our own search extension for TYPO3, proven in tens of thousands of installations. One of the most important sections presents projects such as the construction or refurbishment of bridges and tunnels: on autobahn.de, users can see at a glance which projects are at which stage and where new ones are planned.