ODOT's Strategic Plan

We invite you to check out Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles, as well as our performance metrics and goals to see for yourself how ODOT achieves Excellence in Government. We can always get better. In fact, that’s our mantra: “Improve Every Day.”

ODOT's Mission

To provide safe and easy movement of people and goods from place to place, we will:

Improve safety
Take care of what we have
Make our system work better
Enhance capacity

ODOT's Vision

A long-term, reliable, professional and highly productive organization.

ODOT's Guiding Principles

We will serve, innovate, and communicate with purpose.

We will be productive, lean, efficient and effective.

We will utilize the public resources entrusted to us by satisfying the State’s transportation needs.

We will be the standard of excellence for winter maintenance.

We will create a working environment based on trust and mutual respect.

We will value the diversity of all ODOT people.

We will work together—one team: the Ohio Department of Transportation.

ODOT Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles Posters
ODOT's Mission, VIsion, and Guiding Principles Posters

How are we doing?

Our mission at ODOT is to provide the safe and easy movement of people and goods from place-to-place. And, we strive daily to reach that goal by: improving safety; taking care of what we have; making our system work better; and, enhancing capacity. Ohio’s network of roads, bridges, and highways is the state’s most valuable physical asset – totaling $115 billion.

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If you think that is impressive, check out some Ohio statistics
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Nation's 5th Largest Interstate System

With more than 8,000 lane miles - enough to travel from Wash., D.C. to LA, CA about 3 times.

2nd Most Bridges in U.S.

The Buckeye state is second only to Texas, with more than 27K structures.

6th Highest Vehicle Miles Traveled

Nearly 120 billion annual total VMT through the state.

6th Largest Volume of Freight

1.38 billion tons move annually in and through Ohio.

3rd in Active Rail Line Mileage

Third most in the country, with 5,338 route miles.

7th Most Centerline Miles

The nation’s 7th largest total of centerline road miles.

ODOT's Performance Metrics

Clearly, we have a large and very significant responsibility. So, you’re probably wondering, “how is ODOT doing at achieving its goals, and are they doing it responsibly.” Well, the answer is in the data.

We invite you to check our interactive dashboard of performance metrics to see for yourself how ODOT achieves Excellence in Government. We can always get better, in fact, that’s our mantra, “Improve Every Day.”

Choose from the following categories for a deeper dive into what defines our metrics.

ODOT's Critical Success Factors (CSFs)

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