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Subscriber only It s a brand new section of the Pacific Highway, but there s a 13km stretch near New Italy where the speed limit is still 100km/h. For drivers making good time on cruise control, it can be a little bit frustrating. But that s all about to change. From Monday, April 26, there will also be speed zone changes on the Pacific Highway at New Italy. Transport for NSW Director North Region, Anna Zycki, said there had been a review of the existing 100 km/h speed limit on a portion of the 13km stretch of highway before and after the New Italy intersection.
Changed traffic conditions across the Clarence Valley this week dailyexaminer.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyexaminer.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Subscriber only Residents and business owners are divided on whether a service centre should be built on the Pacific Highway at New Italy. There have been rumours about the proposal for years, but a development application has never been lodged, and a service centre was recently built 50km up the road at Ballina. However a DA may be lodged in the near future. Peter Blackwood from the New Italy Museum said they had been in close discussions with the developer and believed the paperwork was almost finished. We think this is good news, and most of the community is of this view, he said.
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From The Daily Examiner is a six-part series that takes listeners on an emotional journey to reveal the full story behind the 1989 Cowper bus disaster near Grafton. Told through the eyes of those who witnessed the horror, some sharing their story for the first time, each episode explores a different aspect of the event to reveal a tangled web of trauma and negligence, and how Australia s worst road disaster at the time was the catalyst for the nation s largest road infrastructure project, the Pacific Highway Upgrade. Â PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has told of the relief he has opening the Pacific Highway upgrade after hearing the horror stories of the notorious black spot in his youth.