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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem is home to Israel's first bicycle tunnel

The Kerem Tunnel offers an unforgettable riding and hiking experience to the advantage of
The Kerem Tunnel, Israel's newest cycle tunnel, is opened as part the 42-kilometer cycle route which is a loop around the capital.

The tunnel runs through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza path. נווה פריצקי Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban, and the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer close to the Kerem junction.

נווה פריצקי On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin, Mayor Michael, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman, and hundreds of cyclists were present at a celebration to mark the opening of the tunnel's 2.1-kilometer-long length.

נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was once very well-known tourist destination due to its historic past. Today, apart from its rich history, it also incorporates modern-day tourism." Elkin said. "The inauguration (of [this] tunnel project is an additional part of the growth of Jerusalem as well as the transformation of Jerusalem into a popular tourist city for all sorts of people in Israel as well as across the world."

נווה פריצקי Elkin is the project's director. project along with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in the development of Jerusalem's tourism and the development of innovative tourist attractions and ventures that connect the glory historical past of Jerusalem to the future. I invite you to ride your bicycles along a stunning maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem.


נווה פריצקי About NIS 25 million were earmarked in the project, financed by 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 was a key tool in realizing the goal of changing the concept for transport throughout Jerusalem. "The tunnel, which connects to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike paths in the city and the ones that will be laid 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 transportation revolution in Jerusalem."

In the 90s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used for infrastructure purposes and also houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

"The Kerem tunnel project is central to realizing the goal of changing Jerusalem's transport system. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
Construction of roads, installation, blowers, modern security systems and electrical wiring are all part and parcel of the current construction. The tunnel will be safe for the public to use throughout the season.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to special recreation areas - including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, and the historical natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.

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