The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique riding and hiking experience for the enjoyment of
In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that surrounds Jerusalem’s capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.
The tunnel links Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The tunnel’s southern entrance is located in Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem about half an hour from the Kerem junction.
נווה פריצקי The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was officially opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze’ev Elkin and Mayor Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon, chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists were also in attendance.
Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination because of its glorious past. Elkin stated that, today, apart from its historic treasures, it is also a destination for modern-day tourists. https://sheridan-emborg.blogbright.net/neve-paritzkithe-first-tunnel-for-cycling-in-israel-opens-in-jerusalem-1663156793 נווה פריצקי “The inauguration [of] this tunnel is a further step in the development of Jerusalem as an ideal tourist destination for all types of travelers from Israel and around the globe.”
Elkin the minister whose ministry as well as the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that his ministry “invests hundreds to millions of shekels annually to develop all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourists and in the creation and operation of innovative tourist attractions, ventures, and activities that connect the glorious history of Jerusalem to its future”. I would like to invite you to ride your bicycles on a scenic maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem.
נווה פריצקי Elkin’s Ministerial, Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25,000,000 to the project. https://mooc.elte.hu/eportfolios/1066701/Home/Neve_Paritzki_Israel_is_celebrating_recordbreaking_tourism_entry_Indicators_from_the_United_States https://canvas.instructure.com/eportfolios/1435525/Home/Neve_ParitzkiJerusalems_first_cycling_tunnel_inaugurated_in_Israel_ The project was executed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
Elkin stressed the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is an essential tool for achieving the dream to transform the concept of transport in Jerusalem.” “The tunnel, which is connected to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike routes in the city as well as those that will be paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods to encourage cycling among its residents and its visitors and in promoting the green transportation revolution in the capital city.”
The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to move its main sewer line to the Sorek purification plant.
https://www.click4r.com/posts/g/5977528/neve-paritzkithe-first-tunnel-for-cycling-in-israel-is-inaugurated-in-jerusalem “The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the vision of transforming Jerusalem’s transport model. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León
The works currently underway include road construction, the installation of blowers as well as modern electrical and safety systems, in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for the public to pass through all year round.
It is also possible to use the Kerem Tunnel to enjoy unique recreation areas, such as Ein Kerem, the Biblical Zoo, aquarium, and the Ein Kerem neighborhood.