AN MLG ACR WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WHILE TAXIING OUT OF THE NEW TERMINAL AT PIT.

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THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME IN PIT SINCE THE OPENING OF THE NEW MIDFIELD TERMINAL. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME FOR MY FO. THE GND CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI TO 28L VIA V5; CROSS 10C. MY FO INDICATED THAT HE HAD HEARD THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE READ BACK 'CROSS 10C; TURN L; TAXI TO 28L.' (TURNING L AFTER XING RWY 10C WOULD BE A LOGICAL TURN FOR A 28L DEP; BUT TO EMPHASIZE THE INSTRUCTIONS MY FO INCLUDED TURN L IN HIS READBACK). HOWEVER; AFTER XING RWY 32; THE CTLR ADVISED US THAT WE HAD CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY. I ASKED THE FO IF WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 32; HE SAID NO. I QUESTIONED THE CTLR AS TO WHEN HE ADVISED US TO HOLD SHORT. HE THEN ADVISED ME THAT WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW TERMINAL THIS WOULD BE THE PREFERRED RTE TO THAT RWY. HE FURTHER SAID THAT HE HAD INSTRUCTED US TO USE INTXN J. THAT WOULD; OF COURSE; BE SHORT OF RWY 32. IT WAS NOT UNTIL REACHING CRUISE ALT ON THAT LEG (PIT-IAH) THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO READ A FLT INFO LETTER (FIL) CONCERNING THE NEW PIT TERMINAL. IN IT WERE GUIDELINES ABOUT TAXIING TO ALL RWYS AT PIT. AFTER READING THE LETTER; IT BECAME CLR TO ME WHAT THE CTLR WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER; IS TWOFOLD. FIRST; THE FIL WAS NOT IN MY MAILBOX WHEN I STARTED MY TRIP ON 10/X. I JUST HAPPENED TO SEE IT LOCATED IN A SEPARATE BOX ON THE FLOOR. MY FO DID NOT SEE THE BOX AND THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE ONE. SECONDLY; OTHER AIRLINE/NON-AIRLINE OPERATORS INTO AND OUT OF PIT MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF INFO. BUT; ACCORDING TO THE CTLR; THEY WOULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEW TAXI ROUTING. FINALLY; AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR DISPENSING THIS TYPE OF INFO IS IMPERATIVE TO ANY SAFE OP. AND JUST AS IMPORTANT; THIS TYPE OF INFO MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL PLTS AND FOR A REASONABLE TIME BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.