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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem: Israel's First Cycling Tunnel opens

The Kerem Tunnel allows for a the most unique riding and hiking experience.
The Kerem Tunnel is the first bike tunnel to be constructed in Israel and was opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital.

The tunnel is located through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza path. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer close to the Kerem junction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was officially opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and heritage minister Ze'ev Elkin and Moshe Lion, the Mayor. Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon, chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists were also present.

Jerusalem was once very popular tourist destination because of its historical past. נווה פריצקי Elkin stated that the current tourism industry is one of Jerusalem's historical treasures and incorporates modern day tourism. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ "The launch of the tunnel is another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow The tunnel transforms the city into an attractive tourist destination for all types of audience within Israel and around the world."

Elkin who, along with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the improvement of Jerusalem's tourism in all its aspects and in the creation of exciting tourist attractions and ventures that link the rich history of our eternal capital to its future... I invite you to ride your bicycles on a scenic maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem.

https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True About NIS 25 million was invested in the project, budgeted by Elkin's ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.


נווה פריצקי Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project was a crucial element in achieving the goal of shifting the idea of transport throughout Jerusalem. "The tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle pathways in the city, as well as those that are paved in the various neighborhoods with the aim of encouraging cycling among the city's residents as well as its visitors and in promoting the green revolution in transportation in the capital city."

The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the early 1990s in order to shift the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant located in Sorek, which is located west of the city and is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel. It also houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem of the Mekorot water company.

"The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the dream to change the way transportation is thought of across Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
To make the tunnel usable to the public all year round, the works include road construction and installation of blowers.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreational areas, like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which includes a Biblical zoo and aquarium as well as ancient natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.

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