Narrative:

A new construction project started last week at the airport. It is to rebuild taxiway Z on the north side of the airport. In the past, when there was an airport project, the construction crews were ignorant of procedures. Although the airport manager briefs these people, it apparently doesn't filter down to the workers. Last week, we spotted a survey crew standing on the #'south of runway 7L--an active runway. The airport manager corrected that situation. In this situation today, taxiway a and runway 7L/25R were closed. I was working heavy traffic on runway 7R. As small aircraft X was crossing the runway 7R threshold, a cargo type semi truck approached 7R on taxiway 11. The ground controller notified me that he was not talking to the driver as he crossed taxiway C. As the truck crossed the runway west/O a clearance, I issued small aircraft X go around instructions. Small aircraft X had crossed the threshold, but not yet touched down. Instead of the airport manager having to chase down errant vehicles time and again, it would be easier to have a construction coordinator with 2-WAY communication with the tower. There are also numerous intxns on the airport with no signage whatsoever. Improved markings have been needed for sometime to prevent such safety compromises and enhance ground control effectiveness. An unsatisfactory condition report was submitted to the air traffic manager in 9/87 detailing this very problem, but it 'disappeared west/O resolution. These reports need to be acted on to prevent future occurrences.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE ENTERED AN ACTIVE RWY CAUSING A LNDG SMA TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: A NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STARTED LAST WK AT THE ARPT. IT IS TO REBUILD TXWY Z ON THE N SIDE OF THE ARPT. IN THE PAST, WHEN THERE WAS AN ARPT PROJECT, THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WERE IGNORANT OF PROCS. ALTHOUGH THE ARPT MGR BRIEFS THESE PEOPLE, IT APPARENTLY DOESN'T FILTER DOWN TO THE WORKERS. LAST WK, WE SPOTTED A SURVEY CREW STANDING ON THE #'S OF RWY 7L--AN ACTIVE RWY. THE ARPT MGR CORRECTED THAT SITUATION. IN THIS SITUATION TODAY, TXWY A AND RWY 7L/25R WERE CLOSED. I WAS WORKING HVY TFC ON RWY 7R. AS SMA X WAS XING THE RWY 7R THRESHOLD, A CARGO TYPE SEMI TRUCK APCHED 7R ON TXWY 11. THE GND CTLR NOTIFIED ME THAT HE WAS NOT TALKING TO THE DRIVER AS HE CROSSED TXWY C. AS THE TRUCK CROSSED THE RWY W/O A CLRNC, I ISSUED SMA X GAR INSTRUCTIONS. SMA X HAD CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, BUT NOT YET TOUCHED DOWN. INSTEAD OF THE ARPT MGR HAVING TO CHASE DOWN ERRANT VEHICLES TIME AND AGAIN, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR WITH 2-WAY COM WITH THE TWR. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS INTXNS ON THE ARPT WITH NO SIGNAGE WHATSOEVER. IMPROVED MARKINGS HAVE BEEN NEEDED FOR SOMETIME TO PREVENT SUCH SAFETY COMPROMISES AND ENHANCE GND CTL EFFECTIVENESS. AN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE AIR TFC MGR IN 9/87 DETAILING THIS VERY PROB, BUT IT 'DISAPPEARED W/O RESOLUTION. THESE RPTS NEED TO BE ACTED ON TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.