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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem is home to the first tunnel for bicycles in Israel.

The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
https://jerusalem.mynet.co.il/good_to_know/article/hjnaame11i https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 The Kerem Tunnel, the first cycle tunnel in Israel, has been inaugurated as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital city.

The tunnel is located along the Nahal Refaim-Emek Mostza route. Its southern entrance is within Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entry, Nahal Ein Kerem, is just half a kilometer away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was officially inaugurated during a celebration on Thursday attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'evElkin, Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov and hundreds of cyclists.

נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination due to its rich and fascinating history. Elkin said that, nowadays as well as its historical treasures, the tunnel project also encompasses modern day tourism. "The opening (of the tunnel) is an additional part of the expansion of Jerusalem and the transformation of Jerusalem into a popular tourist city for all sorts of audiences in Israel as well as around the world."


Elkin is the project's director. project together with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in Jerusalem's tourism development and also in the development of new tourist attractions and ventures that connect the glorious past of Jerusalem to the future. I encourage all cyclists to visit and enjoy the new, well-maintained and modern route that takes in the view of Old Jerusalem.

Elkin's Ministry Elkin's Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality, and the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. נווה פריצקי The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the work.

"The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the goal to alter the notion of transportation across Jerusalem," Elkin emphasized. Elkin said that the new tunnel will connect to the Jerusalem Ring Path and will link with existing bike routes. It will also be paved throughout its various neighborhoods. The tunnel will be a great way to increase cycling and encourage green transportation in the capital.

נווה פריצקי https://www.jdn.co.il/consumer/1825535/ In the late 1990s In the 90s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line from Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel and houses the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

"The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument to achieve the goal of changing Jerusalem's transportation model. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León
The works currently underway include road construction, installation of blowers, as well as advanced electrical and safety systems, in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for people to walk through throughout the year.

נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous recreational sites, such as Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium, as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.

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