The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique adventure in hiking and riding for the benefit of
The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest bicycle tunnel, has been opened as part the 42-kilometer cycle route which runs through the capital.
The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. It has a southern entrance within Refaim Park. Ein Laban is the nearest. Nahal Ein Kerem is the northern entrance.
The opening ceremony of the tunnel which measures 2.1 kilometers long, was held in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman of the company) and hundreds more cyclists.
נווה פריצקי The city’s rich history was a reason for it to be an extremely popular tourist spot in the past. Elkin added that in addition to its historic treasures and modern amenities, tourism has also been included in the city of Jerusalem. “The launch of the tunnel is another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem. It transforms the city into an attractive destination for tourists of any kind of crowd within Israel and around the world.”
Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year to develop Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and in the creation of new activities and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our eternal capital to its future… I encourage the cycling community to take a relaxing and modern route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
Elkin’s Ministry Elkin’s Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. נווה פריצקי The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the work.
“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to transform the idea of transportation across Jerusalem,” Elkin stressed. נווה פריצקי “The new tunnel, which is connected to the Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing cycle paths within the city as well as those that are being constructed in its diverse neighborhood. https://canvas.instructure.com/eportfolios/1512889/Home/Neve_Paritzki__Jerusalem_is_the_home_of_the_first_tunnel_for_bicycles_in_Israel_ It’s designed to encourage bicycling within its inhabitants, and to promote an environmentally sustainable transportation system in Jerusalem.”
The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the late 90s to relocate the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. It is now being utilized as an infrastructure tunnel which also includes the fifth line of water to Jerusalem via the Mekorot water corporation.
“The Kerem tunnel project is central to realizing the vision for changing Jerusalem’s transportation system. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
Road construction, installation and testing of electrical and safety systems are just a few of the ongoing works to make the tunnel safer for all year.
You can also access the Kerem Tunnel to enjoy unique places to relax, such as Ein Kerem, the Biblical aquarium, zoo and Ein Kerem neighborhood. https://app.web-coms.com/members/neve-paritzkihqft624cc/activity/1961696/