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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem opens Israel's first cycle tunnel

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel offers a unique riding and hiking experience for the benefit of
In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

The tunnel links the paths between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The tunnel's southern entry point can be found in Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem about half an hour from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was officially opened by Jerusalem's Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin. It was also attended by Mayor Moshelion Avi Balehnikov Gihon Water Company chairman, and hundreds of cyclists.


Jerusalem was a sought-after tourist destination because of its glorious past. נווה פריצקי Elkin declared that, in the present, apart from its historical treasures it also incorporates modern tourists. נווה פריצקי "The launch of the tunnel project is another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem as well as it's transformation into an attractive tourist destination for all types throughout Israel as well as around the world.

נווה פריצקי Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said the ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in the development of Jerusalem's tourism in all its aspects and in the creation of innovative tourist attractions and ventures that link the fascinating history of our eternal capital to the future of Jerusalem... נווה פריצקי I invite cycling enthusiasts to join us and take a ride along an up-to-date and well-maintained cycling route that takes in the unique landscape of Old Jerusalem."

Around NIS 25 million were earmarked 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, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin said that "The Kerem Tunnel Project is a central tool to realize the vision to change the way we think about transport throughout Jerusalem." נווה פריצקי "The new tunnel that connects to Jerusalem Ring Path will join the existing bike paths as well as those that will paved in the neighborhoods. It's designed to encourage biking among the residents of Jerusalem and encourage the green movement in Jerusalem."

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

"The Kerem tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to change the notion of transportation in Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
To make the tunnel accessible to the public year-round, the works include road construction as well as the installation of blowers.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreation areas, for instance Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical aquarium and zoo, and also the ancient natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.

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