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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem The First Cycling Tunnel in Israel Tunnel opens

The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route, which surrounds the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

The tunnel connects the path between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is within Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entrance, Nahal Ein Kerem, is about half a kilometer away from the Kerem junction.

https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and heritage minister Ze'evElkin and Moshe Lion, the Mayor. Moshe Lion. נווה פריצקי Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon the chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists were also present.


"In the past, Jerusalem was an attractive city for tourists due to its rich past. נווה פריצקי Elkin stated that, in addition to its rich history, modern tourism is also integrated into the Jerusalem city. https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 "The opening of this tunnel project is yet another stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an attractive tourism destination for all kinds of travelers from Israel as well as around the world."

Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in the improvement of Jerusalem's tourism in all its aspects and also in the development of innovative attractions and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our capital city's eternal past to the future of Jerusalem... I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to take a trip and enjoy the contemporary, well-maintained road that takes in the view of Old Jerusalem.

About NIS 25 million was invested in the project. It was budgeted by the Elkin's Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project is an important tool in realizing the vision to transform the idea of transport throughout Jerusalem. "The tunnel, which connects to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike pathways in the city, as well as those that will be paved throughout the city's neighborhoods to encourage cycling among the city's residents as well as its visitors and encouraging the green transportation revolution in Jerusalem."

נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to transfer the main sewer line toward the Sorek purification plant.

"The Kerem Tunnel Project is crucial in achieving the dream to change the way transportation is thought of across Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
The current works include road construction, installation of blowers, as well as advanced electrical and safety systems, to ensure the tunnel is safe for people to walk through at all times of the year.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical aquarium and zoo and also the historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.

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