One of 4 Chinese firms that have expressed interest in the construction of the Western Railway Modernization project should be selected for work to begin by the end of the year. The project involves the construction of railway lines from Takoradi to Kumasi with a branch line from Dunkwa to Awaso. The Ghana Railway Development Authority has already engaged the services of a consultant - Tean Engineering for the bidding and selection process. The Acting Chief Executive Emmanuel Opoku has been speaking to Joy-Business. “ We had bids from four companies namely the China Railway Sitchu Corporation, China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation, China Communication and Construction Company and China Railway Wuju Group. This project is part of the 3 billion dollar loan form the China Development Bank and our portion is 500 million dollars. We’re estimating that it takes about 3 years to complete it” he noted.