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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem: Israel's First Cycling Tunnel opens

The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique riding experience and hiking experience that is to be enjoyed by everyone.
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

It connects Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ It is located in southern Israel located in Refaim Park. Ein Laban is the closest. Nahal Ein Kerem is the northern entrance.

The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was inaugurated on Thursday by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze'ev Elkin and Moshe Lion, the Mayor. נווה פריצקי Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon Chairman of Gihon and a plethora of other cyclists were also present.

נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was once a well-known tourist destination due to its historical past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw Elkin stated that the current tourist industry is a part of Jerusalem's historic treasures and incorporates modern day tourism. "The opening of this tunnel is a further stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an ideal tourist destination for all types of people throughout Israel and around the globe."

Elkin the minister whose ministry as well as the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that his ministry "invests hundreds to millions of shekels per year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem's tourists and in the creation and operation of new attractions, ventures , and other attractions that connect the glorious history of Jerusalem to the future". I would like to invite cyclists to ride along a the modern, well-maintained cycling route that overlooks the distinctive nature of Old Jerusalem.

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


Elkin stated the fact that "The Kerem Tunnel Project is the central instrument to achieve the vision to redefine the idea of transport in Jerusalem." "The new tunnel, which is connected to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect the existing bike paths in the city and the ones that will be laid in its various neighborhoods, to encourage cycling among the city's residents as well as its visitors and in promoting the green revolution of transportation in Jerusalem."

The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to move its main sewer line to Sorek's purification plant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow נווה פריצקי "The Kerem tunnel project is central to realizing the dream of transforming Jerusalem's transport system. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
The work currently in progress includes road construction, the installation of blowers and advanced safety and electrical systems in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for the public to pass through at all times of the year.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation spots such as the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, as well as the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.

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