West Java Prepares 18 Mobile Batching Plants to Build Roads in Remote Villages
The West Java Provincial Government has provided 18 self-loading concrete mixer vehicles, known as mobile batching plants. The vehicles can automatically and independently produce concrete directly at project sites.
West Java’s Head of the Highways and Spatial Planning Agency, Agung Wahyudi, said the mobile batching plant is a multifunctional vehicle that can load, weigh and mix concrete-making materials, then transport the concrete, all in one unit.
With this equipment, building village roads in remote or hard-to-reach parts of West Java is no longer a problem. Roads can still be built and repaired even when sites are far from a concrete plant.
“Its compact design and robust wheel-drive system make it highly reliable for projects on difficult terrain, narrow roads or in remote locations inaccessible to large mixer trucks,” Agung said in a statement on Monday (19 October 2026).
Advantages of mobile batching plants
Mobile batching plants offer several advantages over manual methods or conventional mixer trucks, including greater labour efficiency. The equipment is designed to be operated by one person, with the processes from loading to pouring controlled directly from the cabin.
The plants also offer high mobility and flexibility. A large shovel at the front scoops up concrete materials such as sand, gravel and cement directly from piles, without the need for an external wheel loader.
The materials are weighed using a sensor-based digital weighing system to ensure the proportions match the required concrete mix. This integrated system helps minimise the risk of human error in measuring, helping to maintain concrete quality.
The materials are then mixed with water from an integrated tank inside the mixer drum to produce a uniform concrete mixture. The mobile batching plant transports the fresh concrete directly to the pouring point at the project site and discharges it precisely.
“Materials can be mixed while the unit is travelling along the road to the pouring site. This cuts the waiting time for concrete deliveries from an external batching plant,” Agung said.
Mobile batching plant funding comes from government budget
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said the vehicles are part of the provincial government’s efforts to accelerate the provision of essential services for residents.
“These are vehicles intended for casting concrete roads, so the concrete no longer has to be mixed at a plant,” Dedi said.
He also stressed that the mobile batching plants were not purchased with his personal money, but with government funds sourced from taxes.
“This is one way for the government to return tax money to the public by providing public facilities,” he said.
The mobile batching plants are already being used to build roads in several locations, including Margamulya village in Pangalengan district, Bandung regency; Pamoyanan ward in Cianjur district and regency; and Dukuh village in Bandung regency.