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Neve Paritzki (נווה פריצקי)Jerusalem inaugurates Israel's first cycle tunnel.

The Kerem Tunnel offers an unforgettable adventure on foot and in the saddle to the benefit of
The Kerem Tunnel, the first bicycle tunnel in Israel, has been inaugurated in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route that surrounds the capital city.

The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The tunnel's southern entrance is below Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance can be located in Nahal Ein Kerem.

The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was officially inaugurated at a formal ceremony on Thursday attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'ev Elkin, Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov as well as hundreds of cyclists.

Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination because of its glorious history. Elkin said that, nowadays, in addition to its historical treasures, the tunnel project also encompasses modern day tourism. "The opening of this tunnel project is a different element of the development of Jerusalem. It transforms Jerusalem into an attractive destination for tourists of every kind of person throughout Israel, and worldwide."

Elkin's ministry, which was also in charge of the project together with Jerusalem Municipality, said that the ministry "invests hundreds and millions of shekels every year throughout Jerusalem's tourism and in creating new ventures and attractions that link the amazing historical time of our capital city with the future." I invite you to ride your bicycles along a beautiful maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem.

The project was funded by the Elkin's Ministry and the Tourism Ministry. It also included the budgets for the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. The project was done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project was a important tool to realize the dream of shifting the idea of transportation throughout Jerusalem. "The new tunnel will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path. It will connect with the various cycling routes that exist in the city. נווה פריצקי The paths will be paved throughout the city's numerous neighborhoods. The objective is to promote cycling among residents of Jerusalem.

The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the 1990s to create the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. It is now being used as an infrastructure tunnel which includes the fifth waterline that runs to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water corporation.

"The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the dream of transforming the concept of transportation all over Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León

Current works include road construction, installation blowers and advanced safety systems to ensure that the tunnel is secure to use during the entire year.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation sites which include the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, as well as the historic natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.

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