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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: After nearly 17 years, the work on the final phase of the 30 km-stretch of the Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP), for a distance of 300 metres, is set to begin by December 2019, according to Chennai Port chairman P Raveendran. The special purpose vehicle for the project was formed in 2003. Raveendran also said that Chennai Port is planning a container yard.”There is disparity in the import and export container traffic in the region, where imports are more and export is less. As a result, a number of empty containers are generated after import cargo is destuffed,” he said. Raveendran said Chennai port is constructing a 260 metre long Coastal Terminal at the northern sheltering arm north of East Quay, as part of the Government initiatives, which will increase the volume of coastal cargoes thatwill enhance Coastal Traffic volume,” he added..