A petition signed by more than 1,000 people calling for better speed restrictions on part of the A20 has been rejected by Kent County Council (KCC). Bearsted residents who signed the online petition last May were concerned with the road as it travels through the village from its junction with Willington Street to the turn off for Junction 8 of the M20. Currently, the road is 30mph between Willington Street and Lilk Hill, and is 60mph after that. People living in the area said traffic traveled too fast on both sections and wanted a speed limit imposed on the de-restricted zone, and a speed came…