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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem opens the first Israel-wide cycling tunnel.

The Kerem Tunnel allows for a the most unique riding and hiking experience.
The Kerem Tunnel, Israel's first bike tunnel, opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path. נווה פריצקי This 42-kilometer cycle path surrounds Jerusalem.

The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer close to the Kerem junction.

https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=458935&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was inaugurated on Thursday, by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze'ev Elkin and Moshe Lion, the Mayor. Moshe Lion. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon Chairman of Gihon and a plethora of other cyclists also attended.

"In the past, Jerusalem was an attractive tourist destination because of its rich history. Elkin explained that today along with its historical treasures the tunnel project includes modern tourism. נווה פריצקי "The inauguration of [this] tunnel is another aspect of the expansion of Jerusalem as a city. Jerusalem as well as its development into an attractive tourist city for all types of people throughout Israel as well as around the globe."

Elkin his ministry, which together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that the 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 new activities and ventures that connect the fascinating history of our eternal capital to the future of Jerusalem... I would like to invite cyclists to ride along a an attractive, well-maintained cycle route, which overlooks the stunning scenery of Old Jerusalem.

About NIS 25 million were put into in the project, financed by the Elkin's Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, as well as the work done 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 transportation throughout Jerusalem. "The new tunnel will connect to the Jerusalem Ring Path. https://www.inn.co.il/news/577845 It will connect with the various cycle paths already within the city. https://www.jdn.co.il/consumer/1825535/ They will be laid throughout the city's various neighborhoods. נווה פריצקי The goal is to encourage cyclists in the city.

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

"The Kerem tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the vision to change the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
In order to make the tunnel accessible to the public all year round the work includes road construction, as well as installing blowers.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation sites - including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium along with the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.

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