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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem inaugurates Israel's first cycle tunnel.

The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique adventure in hiking and riding for the enjoyment of
The Kerem Tunnel, the first bicycle tunnel in Israel is now open in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route that surrounds Jerusalem, the capital city.

It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי The tunnel's southern entry point can be found within Refaim Park below Ein Laban. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow The northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km from the Kerem junction.

On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin and Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman and hundreds of cyclists attended a ceremony to officially open the tunnel's 2.1-kilometer-long length.

Jerusalem was once a popular tourist attraction due to its rich history. Today, apart from its historic treasures it also has modern-day tourism," Elkin said. "The launch of the tunnel project is a different element of the development of Jerusalem. The tunnel transforms Jerusalem into an attractive tourist destination for all types of audience in Israel and around the world."

Elkin, who heads the project together with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests hundreds of millions in the development of Jerusalem's tourism and also in the development of new tourist attractions and ventures that connect the rich history of Jerusalem to the future. I invite the cycling community to take a relaxing and modern route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.

Elkin's Ministry and the Tourism Ministry budgeted the project.

https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki Elkin stated, "The Kerem Tunnel project will be the central tool for achieving our dream to change the notion of transportation in Jerusalem." "The new tunnel, which will connect to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle pathways in the city, as well as those that will be paved in its various neighborhoods, in the hope of encouraging cycling among its residents and its visitors and in promoting the green revolution of transportation in the capital city."

https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 In the 1990s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line from Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel and is also home to the fifth water line to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

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


Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
The current works include road construction, the installation of blowers as well as modern safety and electrical systems in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for pedestrians to travel through all year round.

The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium and also historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.

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