A TXWY INCURSION SETS THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN A B757 STOPPED ON RWY 12R AND ANOTHER ACR CLRED FOR TKOF. ACR X HAD ATTEMPTED A TURNOFF AT A CLOSED TXWY AT MSP; MN.

Narrative

AFTER COMPLETING VISUAL APCH TO TOUCHDOWN AT MSP ON RWY 12R; FO TURNED CTL OF ACFT OVER TO CAPT FOR TAXI CLR OF THE RWY TOWARD THE GATE. CAPT TURNED OFF RWY AT INTXN A4. TWR ADVISED CONTACT GND CTL CLRING RWY. AFTER SWITCHING FREQ AND COMMENCING AFTER LNDG FLOWS; FO NOTICED UNLIT CONES ON A COLLISION PATH AND DIRECTED CAPT TO STOP THE ACFT. THE CAPT STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND ACQUIRED THE CONES VISUALLY. CAPT DIRECTED FO TO CONTACT TWR IMMEDIATELY AND RELAY THAT THE ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY. FO IMMEDIATELY COMPLIED. TWR CANCELED TKOF CLRNC FOR ACR JET #2. #2 ACKNOWLEDGED ABORTED TKOF. FO CONTACTED GND CTLR TO HAVE CONES REMOVED. GND CTL ADVISED THAT CONES WERE IN PLACE DUE TO A RPT OF CRACKED CEMENT ON TXWY. CONES WERE REMOVED BY OPS VEHICLE AND B757 PROCEEDED TO GATE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: B757 CREW MISSED TXWY CLOSURE ADVISORY ON ATIS. TWR DID NOT DIRECT EXIT TXWY OR ADVISE OF CONDITION. TWR CLRED ACFT #2 FOR TKOF BEFORE B757 CLR OF RWY. ACFT #2 ACCEPTED TKOF CLRNC WITHOUT ENSURING VISUAL CLRNC. DARKNESS IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. CONES WERE UNLIT; IMPAIRING ACQUISITION AT NIGHT. A4 IS A STANDARD RWY EXIT POINT FOR B757 ACFT.