ODOT may not run the OTC but the OTC is still state controlled In a message dated 6/9/2006 1:45:56 PM Central Daylight Time, exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: Q. How is the Ohio Turnpike Commission (OTC) different from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)? A. The OTC is a separate organization from ODOT. The Commission handles all matters pertaining to the 241-mile toll road, while ODOT is run by the state of Ohio and has many district offices that handle matters for other routes and interstates throughout Ohio.