The Kerem Tunnel allows for a unique hiking and riding experience.
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that surrounds Jerusalem’s capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.
The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי Its southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban and its northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a mile from the Kerem junction.
The tunnel’s official opening ceremony which measures 2.1 kilometers long was held in Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman) and hundreds more cyclists.
Jerusalem was once a very sought-after tourist destination due to its rich history. Elkin explained that nowadays, in addition to its historic treasures, the tunnel project also includes modern tourism. “The inauguration[of] the tunnel is an additional aspect of the development Jerusalem as well as it’s transformation into an attractive tourism destination for all across Israel and around the world.
Elkin who’s ministry in charge of the project with Jerusalem Municipality stated that his ministry had invested hundreds of millions of shekels each year in Jerusalem’s tourist development as well as in creating new activities and ventures that connect the stunning historic past with the future of Jerusalem. I encourage the cycling community to enjoy a safe and modern route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
The project was financed by Elkin’s ministry and the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. https://www.click4r.com/posts/g/6121331/neve-paritzkiisraels-first-cycling-tunnel-opens-in-jerusalem The project was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
נווה פריצקי Elkin explained that the Kerem Tunnel project is an crucial tool to realize the goal to alter the concept and transportation throughout Jerusalem. “The new tunnel, which is connected to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle pathways in the city, as well as those that will be paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods with the aim of encouraging cycling among its residents and its visitors and 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 move its main sewer line to the Sorek purification plant.
נווה פריצקי https:/techplanet.today/post/neve-paritzkijerusalem-israels-first-cycling-tunnel-opens-1664064222 “The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the goal of transforming the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
Present work includes road construction, installation blowers and advanced safety systems to ensure that the tunnel is secure to use throughout the year.
The Kerem Tunnel provides access to exclusive recreation spots, including Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo as also the historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban Ein Laban, and Ein Haniyeh.