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Neve Paritzki (נווה פריצקי)Jerusalem: Israel's First Cycling Tunnel opens

The Kerem Tunnel is a great spot to hike and ride.
The Kerem Tunnel, Israel's newest bicycle tunnel, has been opened as part a 42-kilometer cycle route that runs through the capital.

It connects Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban, and the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was inaugurated on Thursday by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze'evElkin and Mayor Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon Chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists also attended.

"In the past, Jerusalem was an attractive city for tourists due to its rich past. Elkin said that the present tourism industry is one of Jerusalem's treasures from the past and is also a part of modern-day tourism. "The opening of this tunnel is a further stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an ideal tourist destination for all kinds of travelers in Israel and around the globe."

Elkin, whose ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the development all aspects Jerusalem's visitors and in the design and operation of exciting attractions, ventures , and other attractions that link the rich history of Jerusalem to its future". I encourage you to take your bicycles along a stunning and well-maintained road that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

Elkin's Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25,000,000 to the project. The work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project is an crucial tool to realize the vision to change the way of thinking and transportation throughout Jerusalem. "The new tunnel, which will connect to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle routes in the city as well as those that will be paved in the various neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among the city's residents as well as its visitors and in promoting the green revolution in transportation in the capital city."

נווה פריצקי 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 essential to realize the goal to change the way transportation is thought of throughout Jerusalem. "


Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
The works currently underway include road construction, installation of blowers and advanced security and electrical systems in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for pedestrians to travel through at all times of the year.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which has a Biblical zoo and aquarium and historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.

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