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The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s first cycle tunnel, was inaugurated as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path. This 42-kilometer cycle path surrounds Jerusalem.

The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי The southern entrance of the tunnel is below Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem.

The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel was officially opened during a celebration 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’s glorious past was a reason that it was a popular tourist destination in the past. https://adi.com.ng/members/neve-paritzkiinqd786bb/activity/1131986/ Elkin stated that, today aside from its historical treasures it is also home to modern-day travelers. “The inauguration [of] this tunnel is a further stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an ideal tourist destination for all types of tourists from Israel as well as around the world.”

נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי The ministry of Elkin, which also in charge of the project together with Jerusalem Municipality, declared that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year throughout Jerusalem’s tourism, and also in the creation of exciting attractions and ventures which connect the glorious historic past of our eternal capital and its future.” I encourage you to take your bicycles along a beautiful, well-maintained route that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

Around NIS 25 million were earmarked in the project, budgeted by the Elkin’s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stated, “The Kerem Tunnel project will be the central tool for achieving our dream to change the way transportation is conducted in Jerusalem.” “The tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle paths in the city and those that will be paved in its various neighborhoods, in the hope of encouraging cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors, and also in promoting the green transportation revolution in the capital city.”

The Kerem Tunnel was originally excavated in the year 1990 to relocate the main sewers of Gihon Corporation towards the Sorek purification facility. https://controlc.com/6772c2e7 This plant is located west of Sorek and is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument to achieve the vision of changing Jerusalem’s transportation model. “


Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
The current works include road construction, the installation of blowers as well as modern security and electrical systems in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for people to walk through throughout the year.

The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreation areas, like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which includes a Biblical aquarium and zoo and also the historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.