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The Kerem Tunnel, the first cycle tunnel in Israel was opened in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route that surrounds the capital city.
נווה פריצקי The tunnel is a link between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a mile close to the Kerem junction.
https://americanhomeandgardenexchange.com/members/neve-paritzkinktu765cc/activity/757622/ Inauguration of the tunnel, which is 2.1 kilometers long took place in Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman of the company) along with hundreds of cyclists.
Jerusalem was a popular tourist destination due to its rich and fascinating past. Elkin explained that the present, in addition to its historical treasures the tunnel construction project encompasses modern day tourism. “The inauguration of [this] tunnel project is another part of the growth of Jerusalem’s city Jerusalem and its transformation into a dazzling city that is attractive to all types of people throughout Israel and throughout the globe.”
Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and in the creation of innovative tourist attractions and ventures that link the rich history of our capital city to its future… I invite cycling enthusiasts to visit and enjoy a modern and well-maintained cycling route that overlooks the special landscape of Old Jerusalem.”
A total of NIS 25 million was invested in the project, financed by Elkin’s ministry The Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
נווה פריצקי “The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the idea to transform the idea of transportation throughout Jerusalem,” Elkin said. Elkin said that the new tunnel will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path and will link with existing bike routes. It will also be paved throughout its different neighborhoods. The tunnel will be a great way to help cyclists and promote green transport in Jerusalem.
https://pastelink.net/34to8926 The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to transfer its main sewer line to the Sorek purification plant.
“The Kerem tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the dream of changing the notion of transportation in Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
Current work includes road construction, installation blowers and advanced safety equipment to ensure the tunnel is secure to use during the entire year.
נווה פריצקי 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 of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.