Narrative:

We landed on runway 22L at jfk and tower told us to clear at the end due to construction and to hold short of runway 31L. I did read back this clearance. There was a great deal of construction going on with temporary barriers on either side of the taxiway as we cleared the runway making the taxiway appear very narrow. I was so engrossed in looking at where we were taxiing that I delayed the after landing checklist to stay outside. This in an unfamiliar area of the airport since we normally take the high-speed taxiway further up the runway; however; it was closed due to the construction. In fact the extension of runway 31L is also closed between runways 22L and 22R. Most of our attention was focused on the narrow taxi path; temporary barriers and the large amount of traffic waiting to cross runway 22R. It wasn't until we were on runway 31L that any of us saw any signs or markings for the runway. It was at this point that I saw the hold short line for runway 31L; for opposite direction traffic. This really confused me since I hadn't even recognized we had gone on to a runway. Once clear of the runway; we held short of taxiway J. Tower called us telling us he had told us to hold short of runway 31L and to now hold short of runway 22R at taxiway J which I acknowledged still puzzled about where runway 31L had been during our taxi. Even now looking at the airport page as well as the other charts (which doesn't show this construction) it's confusing to see just where we actually taxied. Later flights clearing at the end of runway 22L were told to hold short of taxiway Y which is where we ended up. Was this dangerous? No; since that portion of the runway is unusable at the moment and we were far behind any traffic that would have been taking off of runway 31R at taxiway kk intersection. Could it happen again? I wouldn't be surprised if we weren't the first. The temporary barricades; narrow taxiway and unfamiliarity with that section of the airport made this rather confusing. In retrospect; we should have stopped the aircraft to figure out where we were really going.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 crew exited Runway 22L at the runway end and after entering a construction modified Taxiway Z; missed and taxied across it. The crew cited lack of familiarity; dusk lighting and construction-modifications as distracting factors.

Narrative: We landed on Runway 22L at JFK and tower told us to clear at the end due to construction and to hold short of Runway 31L. I did read back this clearance. There was a great deal of construction going on with temporary barriers on either side of the taxiway as we cleared the runway making the taxiway appear very narrow. I was so engrossed in looking at where we were taxiing that I delayed the after landing checklist to stay outside. This in an unfamiliar area of the airport since we normally take the high-speed taxiway further up the runway; however; it was closed due to the construction. In fact the extension of Runway 31L is also closed between Runways 22L and 22R. Most of our attention was focused on the narrow taxi path; temporary barriers and the large amount of traffic waiting to cross Runway 22R. It wasn't until we were on Runway 31L that any of us saw any signs or markings for the runway. It was at this point that I saw the hold short line for Runway 31L; for opposite direction traffic. This really confused me since I hadn't even recognized we had gone on to a runway. Once clear of the runway; we held short of Taxiway J. Tower called us telling us he had told us to hold short of Runway 31L and to now hold short of Runway 22R at Taxiway J which I acknowledged still puzzled about where Runway 31L had been during our taxi. Even now looking at the airport page as well as the other charts (which doesn't show this construction) it's confusing to see just where we actually taxied. Later flights clearing at the end of Runway 22L were told to hold short of Taxiway Y which is where we ended up. Was this dangerous? No; since that portion of the runway is unusable at the moment and we were far behind any traffic that would have been taking off of Runway 31R at Taxiway KK intersection. Could it happen again? I wouldn't be surprised if we weren't the first. The temporary barricades; narrow taxiway and unfamiliarity with that section of the airport made this rather confusing. In retrospect; we should have stopped the aircraft to figure out where we were really going.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.