B737 pilot crew reported confusion regarding the painted taxiway lines at this mci.

Attributes
ACN	1651303
Time
Date	201905
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	MCI.Airport
State Reference	MO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 145 Flight Crew Type 10000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Type 425
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

After landing [runway] 19R; we were given taxi instructions by ground to taxi M to the gate. Half way down M; the taxiway had fresh paint and turned to join left. The center taxi line on M had been scrapped off and the line was now continuous with left (right turn). We discussed the fact that we would have to cross the double taxiway edge line to continue on M and decided that since that was our clearance and there were no obstacles in the way; we would continue on M to our gate. At the gate; I checked the far/aim as I had never crossed the continuous double edge lines before and was seeking clarification.I read that these lines mark the edge of the taxiway and separate the taxiway from an area aircraft are not supposed to be. I contacted clearance/ground and asked about our former taxi instructions and painted lines. He said we had complied with the instructions and was unaware of any taxiway realignment. A NOTAM did mention non-standard markings on M; but did not mention what they were. He contacted the airport facilities and they said they had painted the lines in anticipation of some work that they were doing. This led to confusion and the aircraft in an unanticipated position on a taxiway. The taxi clearance on the subsequent flight used M in the same way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 pilot crew reported confusion regarding the painted taxiway lines at this MCI.

Narrative: After landing [Runway] 19R; we were given taxi instructions by Ground to taxi M to the gate. Half way down M; the taxiway had fresh paint and turned to join L. The center taxi line on M had been scrapped off and the line was now continuous with L (right turn). We discussed the fact that we would have to cross the double taxiway edge line to continue on M and decided that since that was our clearance and there were no obstacles in the way; we would continue on M to our gate. At the gate; I checked the FAR/AIM as I had never crossed the continuous double edge lines before and was seeking clarification.I read that these lines mark the edge of the taxiway and separate the taxiway from an area aircraft are not supposed to be. I contacted Clearance/Ground and asked about our former taxi instructions and painted lines. He said we had complied with the instructions and was unaware of any taxiway realignment. A NOTAM did mention non-standard markings on M; but did not mention what they were. He contacted the airport facilities and they said they had painted the lines in anticipation of some work that they were doing. This led to confusion and the aircraft in an unanticipated position on a taxiway. The taxi clearance on the subsequent flight used M in the same way.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.