Ground controller at lou reports taxiway centerline markings on 'H' intersection extend through fres...

Narrative:

Refer to lou airport diagram. Airport has just finished resurfacing and repainting of runway 14/32 at lou. Upon returning to work today; I noticed the contractors had painted a taxiway line directly across runway 14/32 at the 'hotel' intersection. In addition; there are no lead-in taxi lines painted. Only a single taxiway line directly across runway 14/32. This was pointed out to the regional airport authority/authorized vehicle on ground frequency; who claimed that all markings were 'in accordance with standard FAA airport markings.' to be honest; this may be true; but I've been a cpc at 2 airports; and worked for a year at another major airport; flown into many airports around the USA and have never seen a taxiway line cross a runway. Lead-in lines of course; but never crossing a runway. Given the recent accident at lex; I contacted the FSDO office in lou about the issue. I have not yet heard back from them; and since we're a small airport; I guess I really don't expect to. The controllers here feel that this non-standard taxiway/runway markings will be confusing to the large student pilot population here at lou; and may confuse other users as well. We fear that this non-standard marking could lead to a runway incursion if not corrected. A memo of this issue has been given to the manager and supervisor at lou ATCT; and I have called the FAA's safety hotline as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTLR AT LOU RPTS TXWY CTRLINE MARKINGS ON 'H' INTXN EXTEND THROUGH FRESHLY RESURFACED RWY 14-32. FEARS POTENTIAL RWY INCURSIONS MAY RESULT.

Narrative: REFER TO LOU ARPT DIAGRAM. ARPT HAS JUST FINISHED RESURFACING AND REPAINTING OF RWY 14/32 AT LOU. UPON RETURNING TO WORK TODAY; I NOTICED THE CONTRACTORS HAD PAINTED A TXWY LINE DIRECTLY ACROSS RWY 14/32 AT THE 'HOTEL' INTXN. IN ADDITION; THERE ARE NO LEAD-IN TAXI LINES PAINTED. ONLY A SINGLE TXWY LINE DIRECTLY ACROSS RWY 14/32. THIS WAS POINTED OUT TO THE REGIONAL ARPT AUTH VEHICLE ON GND FREQ; WHO CLAIMED THAT ALL MARKINGS WERE 'IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD FAA ARPT MARKINGS.' TO BE HONEST; THIS MAY BE TRUE; BUT I'VE BEEN A CPC AT 2 ARPTS; AND WORKED FOR A YEAR AT ANOTHER MAJOR ARPT; FLOWN INTO MANY ARPTS AROUND THE USA AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A TXWY LINE CROSS A RWY. LEAD-IN LINES OF COURSE; BUT NEVER XING A RWY. GIVEN THE RECENT ACCIDENT AT LEX; I CONTACTED THE FSDO OFFICE IN LOU ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THEM; AND SINCE WE'RE A SMALL ARPT; I GUESS I REALLY DON'T EXPECT TO. THE CTLRS HERE FEEL THAT THIS NON-STANDARD TXWY/RWY MARKINGS WILL BE CONFUSING TO THE LARGE STUDENT PLT POPULATION HERE AT LOU; AND MAY CONFUSE OTHER USERS AS WELL. WE FEAR THAT THIS NON-STANDARD MARKING COULD LEAD TO A RWY INCURSION IF NOT CORRECTED. A MEMO OF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE MGR AND SUPVR AT LOU ATCT; AND I HAVE CALLED THE FAA'S SAFETY HOTLINE AS WELL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Attributes
ACN	710174
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lou.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Experience	controller non radar : 5 controller time certified in position2 : 8 flight time total : 238
ASRS Report	710174
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	markings : lou.airport

Ground controller at lou reports taxiway centerline markings on 'H' intersection extend through freshly resurfaced runway 14-32. Fears potential runway incursions may result.