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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem: Israel's First Cycling Tunnel opens

The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
The Kerem Tunnel is the first cycle tunnel in Israel and was officially opened in the year 2000 as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle path that runs around the capital.

נווה פריצקי The tunnel links the paths between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי The tunnel's southern entrance is located within Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km away from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was inaugurated during a celebration on Thursday , attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'ev Elkin Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov and hundreds of cyclists.


Jerusalem was once sought-after tourist destination due to its historical past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow Nowadays, aside from its historical treasures, it also incorporates modern tourism," Elkin said. נווה פריצקי "The launch of the tunnel project is a different aspect of the development Jerusalem and its transformation to an attractive tourist destination for everyone across Israel as well as around the world.

נווה פריצקי Elkin, whose ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, said that the Jerusalem Municipality's ministry "invests hundreds to millions of shekels each year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem's visitors and in the development and operation of new tourist attractions, ventures, and activities which connect the rich past of our eternal city to the future". I encourage all cyclists to visit and enjoy the contemporary, well-maintained road which overlooks Old Jerusalem.

A total of NIS 25 million were earmarked in the project, financed by the Elkin's Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

"The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the goal to alter the notion of transportation in Jerusalem," Elkin emphasized. Elkin said that the new tunnel is connected to the Jerusalem Ring Path and will join existing bike trails. The tunnel will also be paved in its different neighborhoods. The tunnel will be a great way to help cyclists and promote green transportation in the capital.

The Kerem Tunnel was originally excavated in 1990 to move the main sewers of Gihon Corporation towards the Sorek purification facility. This plant is west of Sorek and is used today as an infrastructure tunnel.

"The Kerem tunnel is a key tool to realize the dream of transforming Jerusalem's transportation system. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
Construction of roads and installation, as well as blowers, sophisticated safety systems and electrical wiring are all part and parcel of the current work. The tunnel will be safe for public to use throughout the year.

The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos

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