I guess it is too much to have an ATIS broadcast on a standard frequency stating that the runway is closed…
And yes, I have flown to an airport where the big wide tempting runway had an X on it because it was being repaved, and I was expected to (and did) land on the taxiway instead.
Even seeing the X, and knowing that work was in progress, it’s hard to wrap your head around the notion that you should land on the very narrow taxiway near where planes are tied down/parked.
After all, where are the other planes taxiing?