Premium Content 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.