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Landing on runway 22 at night at lga. Upon landing, told to expedite to taxiway east and turn left, traffic 1 mi final behind us. The only marking for taxiway east is the standing lit sign on either side of the runway. There are no painted yellow taxiway lines, nor are there the lead-off lights you normally have. Not to mention, that you also have a reverse high speed taxiway (taxiway F) at the same intersection. We found our way off the runway, but this is a problem. Here we are told to expedite off a runway and other than the designator lighted sign, there is no way of finding the taxiway. In the dhc-8 I fly, we situation at approximately maybe 8 ft high. That is very hard to differentiate between the reverse high speed blue taxi lights and the taxiway east blue lights. This runway has been under construction for a while (possible 9 months to a yr), so the first time this happened I thought this is dangerous, something should be done about this. But I had 2 thoughts. One was 'there is construction going on, it will be done soon,' and the other was 'this is lga, I am lucky we have runway striping.' I was taught as a student pilot that you put your nosewheel on that yellow centerline taxi stripe, and you won't hit anything or mow any grass somewhere. This whole problem is unnecessary. A simple can of yellow paint will do (preferably lighted lead-off lights or at least embedded reflectors that would be lit by our landing lights). Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that the paving job at lga seems to be complete, but the marking job is not yet complete. The reporter is now aware of the FAA safety hotline. He has notified his pilot's union and will follow up to the ASRS if normal progress is not made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT PROB INCOMPLETE CONSTRUCTION TXWY MARKINGS.

Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 22 AT NIGHT AT LGA. UPON LNDG, TOLD TO EXPEDITE TO TXWY E AND TURN L, TFC 1 MI FINAL BEHIND US. THE ONLY MARKING FOR TXWY E IS THE STANDING LIT SIGN ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RWY. THERE ARE NO PAINTED YELLOW TXWY LINES, NOR ARE THERE THE LEAD-OFF LIGHTS YOU NORMALLY HAVE. NOT TO MENTION, THAT YOU ALSO HAVE A REVERSE HIGH SPD TXWY (TXWY F) AT THE SAME INTXN. WE FOUND OUR WAY OFF THE RWY, BUT THIS IS A PROB. HERE WE ARE TOLD TO EXPEDITE OFF A RWY AND OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATOR LIGHTED SIGN, THERE IS NO WAY OF FINDING THE TXWY. IN THE DHC-8 I FLY, WE SIT AT APPROX MAYBE 8 FT HIGH. THAT IS VERY HARD TO DIFFERENTIATE BTWN THE REVERSE HIGH SPD BLUE TAXI LIGHTS AND THE TXWY E BLUE LIGHTS. THIS RWY HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WHILE (POSSIBLE 9 MONTHS TO A YR), SO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT THIS IS DANGEROUS, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. BUT I HAD 2 THOUGHTS. ONE WAS 'THERE IS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, IT WILL BE DONE SOON,' AND THE OTHER WAS 'THIS IS LGA, I AM LUCKY WE HAVE RWY STRIPING.' I WAS TAUGHT AS A STUDENT PLT THAT YOU PUT YOUR NOSEWHEEL ON THAT YELLOW CTRLINE TAXI STRIPE, AND YOU WON'T HIT ANYTHING OR MOW ANY GRASS SOMEWHERE. THIS WHOLE PROB IS UNNECESSARY. A SIMPLE CAN OF YELLOW PAINT WILL DO (PREFERABLY LIGHTED LEAD-OFF LIGHTS OR AT LEAST EMBEDDED REFLECTORS THAT WOULD BE LIT BY OUR LNDG LIGHTS). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT THE PAVING JOB AT LGA SEEMS TO BE COMPLETE, BUT THE MARKING JOB IS NOT YET COMPLETE. THE RPTR IS NOW AWARE OF THE FAA SAFETY HOTLINE. HE HAS NOTIFIED HIS PLT'S UNION AND WILL FOLLOW UP TO THE ASRS IF NORMAL PROGRESS IS NOT MADE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.