BE33 PLT REPORTS NOTAM'ED PARTIAL RWY CLOSURE IS NOT READILY IDENTIFIABLE ON APCH.

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OPERATING PART 91 ON AN IFR BUSINESS FLT TO LXY. FILED AND DID NOT OPTION TO RECEIVE LXY NOTAM REGARDING LXY RWY 18/36 N 1000 FT CLOSED; SINCE TO DO SO CAUSES A MILLION UNRELATED NOTAMS. CANCEL IFR WITH ACT 10 NE OF LXY WITH ARPT IN SIGHT. WX CLR 10+ VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT S WIND; AS USUAL. ON CTAF A DEPARTING ACFT WARNED OF FIRST 1000 FT OF RWY 18 BEING CLOSED. TURNED A TWO MILE FINAL AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY MARKING RELATED TO A CLOSURE OR DISPLACED THRESHOLD. AT ONE MILE COULD FAINTLY MAKE OUT A YELLOW X ON THE RWY APCH END OF RWY 18; AND LOCATED A BARRIER (NOT THAT I HAD A HEADS UP) AT THE 1000 FT MARK. A SECOND X LOCATED JUST PRIOR TO THE BARRIER WAS ILLEGIBLE FROM A ONE MILE FINAL. AS A SENIOR AIRLINE CAPT; AND VETERAN GA INSTRUCTOR WITH AIR SAFETY EXPERIENCE; MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AFTER LNDG I DISCOVERED THAT MY ASSESSMENT WAS INCORRECT. ONE MISHAP HAS ALREADY OCCURRED; AND NARROWLY AVERTED BY QUICK REACTION ON THE PART OF A PILOT OPERATING A MEDIUM TWIN. IT IS APPARENT THAT A REASONABLE PERSON IS UNABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THE LOCATION OF THE RWY THRESHOLD AS PRESENTLY MARKED UNDER NORMAL DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. MY EDITORIAL: ACCIDENTS ARE THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE FAILURES OF LINKS THAT FORM THE ACCIDENT CHAIN. PLTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR LINK IN THE CHAIN; RATHER THAN THE COMPLETE ACCIDENT CHAIN. IN THIS INSTANCE THE FIRST LINK FAILURE IS ACCURATE AND TIMELY RECEIPT OF NOTAMS. AS WE ALL KNOW; THE NOTAM SYSTEM IS BROKEN. SECONDLY; THE ARPT OPERATOR AND THEIR CONSULTANTS HAVE IMPROPERLY APPLIED RWY MARKING AS OUTLINED IN ADVISORY CIRCULARS UNDER CFR14-150-5340-1. THESE FOLKS KNOW THE MARKINGS TO BE INADEQUATE FROM UNOFFICIAL FEEDBACK FROM OPERATOR AND HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) MARK OR PAINT THE N 1000 FT OF RWY 18 WITH AT LEAST TWO BRIGHT YELLOW X'S ON A BLACK BACKGROUND THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE AIR UNDER NORMAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. ALTERNATELY; PAINT YELLOW CHEVRON MARKINGS ON THE CLOSED PAVEMENT PER AC'S. THE PRESENT CONFIGURATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. 2) I AM ABLE TO RECEIVE METARS; TAF'S; AND NEXRAD WX AND TFR'S IN THE FLT DECK; WHY NOT ARPT NOTAMS? NOW YOU KNOW. PLEASE; LET US FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ALTHOUGH THE RPTR IS AWARE OF THE NOTAM AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF THE TEMPORARY BARRIER; IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE UNTIL ON VERY SHORT FINAL. THIS BARRIER CONSISTS OF WATER FILLED; PLASTIC BARRICADES AND EXTENDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE RWY. APPARENTLY THE PARTIAL RWY CLOSURE IS DUE TO FUTURE RWY RESURFACING. DURING THE RESURFACING; THE RWY IS PLANNED FOR CLOSURE WITH THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY PLANNED FOR A TEMPORARY RWY.