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0 Introduction (1)India has emerged as one of the fastest growing economy in the world.It is recognized that modernisation of infrastructure-transportation, power and telecommunication-holds the key to attain this higher GDP.It is also well acknowledged that good and efficient transport infrastructure is an essential pre-requisite for the economic growth of a nation.In Indian scenario, transport sector as a whole contributes about 5.5％ to the GDP, with road transport contributing the lions share.Road Infrastructure, because of its easy accessibility, flexibility in operation, door to door service and reliability occupies a dominant position in the transportation system.In India, road transport has registered tremendous growth in the last few decades and has become the most preferred mode of transport.The share of road transport in carrying the passengers and goods is 90％ and 65％ of the total passenger and freight movement respectively.