The Ohio Department of Transportation has a large and very significant responsibility. We are charged with protecting the enormous investment the people of Ohio have made in their transportation system through the decades. We are also charged with improving and enhancing that system.

ODOT's Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles are the foundation of the department’s Strategic Plan to achieve 'Excellence in Government', and our Critical Success Factors (CSF) provide us with definitive and quantitative answers to the question, “How are we doing?”