Pvd controller expressed concern regarding taxiway identification and signage.

Attributes
ACN	615641
Time
Date	200404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15 flight time total : 200
ASRS Report	615641
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : pvd.airport signage : pvd.airport

Narrative:

Due to the change of taxiway D to T, aircraft are confused as to where they are to join tango when taxiing south on victor. Numerous aircraft are instructed to taxi to runway 5 (from the north ramps) via txwys V, T, east, and south. Unfortunately when the aircraft reaches runway 16, they see the signage for tango and transition to taxiway T prematurely, conflicting with any aircraft pushing back and any terminal ramp activity. We as controllers, are forced to include additional phraseology so as to avoid this problem, but this increases our workload and adds additional problems. The riac (rhode island airport corporation) has been advised, but has never taken any action to correct this matter. Because of the prior occurrences of aircraft not taxiing correctly on the field, why have we created a new problem especially in reduced visibility situations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVD CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING TXWY ID AND SIGNAGE.

Narrative: DUE TO THE CHANGE OF TXWY D TO T, ACFT ARE CONFUSED AS TO WHERE THEY ARE TO JOIN TANGO WHEN TAXIING SOUTH ON VICTOR. NUMEROUS ACFT ARE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 5 (FROM THE NORTH RAMPS) VIA TXWYS V, T, E, AND S. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE ACFT REACHES RWY 16, THEY SEE THE SIGNAGE FOR TANGO AND TRANSITION TO TXWY T PREMATURELY, CONFLICTING WITH ANY ACFT PUSHING BACK AND ANY TERMINAL RAMP ACTIVITY. WE AS CTLRS, ARE FORCED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PHRASEOLOGY SO AS TO AVOID THIS PROB, BUT THIS INCREASES OUR WORKLOAD AND ADDS ADDITIONAL PROBS. THE RIAC (RHODE ISLAND ARPT CORPORATION) HAS BEEN ADVISED, BUT HAS NEVER TAKEN ANY ACTION TO CORRECT THIS MATTER. BECAUSE OF THE PRIOR OCCURRENCES OF ACFT NOT TAXIING CORRECTLY ON THE FIELD, WHY HAVE WE CREATED A NEW PROB ESPECIALLY IN REDUCED VISIBILITY SITUATIONS.

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.