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The Kerem Tunnel is the first cycle tunnel to be constructed in Israel and was opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles Jerusalem, the capital city.
נווה פריצקי It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. The tunnel’s southern entry point can be found within Refaim Park below Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי The northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km away from the Kerem junction.
https://www.authorstream.com/neve.paritzkiycjx427ii/ The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel was officially opened in a ceremony held on Thursday that was attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov and hundreds of cyclists.
Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination due to its rich past. http://mc-dqm4.xii.jp/index.php?neve.paritzkisrpo035cc Elkin stated that today along with its historic treasures the tunnel project includes modern tourism. “The opening of this tunnel project is another part of the growth of Jerusalem’s city Jerusalem as well as its development into an attractive tourist destination for all kinds of people in Israel as well as around the world.”
Elkin who, through his ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that the Jerusalem Municipality’s ministry “invests hundreds to millions of shekels annually in the development all aspects Jerusalem’s visitors and in the design and operation of innovative tourist attractions, ventures, and activities that link the rich history of our eternal city to its future”. I would like to invite cyclists to enjoy a safe and modern route that takes you through Old Jerusalem.
A total of NIS 25 million were earmarked in the project, budgeted 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.
Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project was a important tool to realize the vision of changing the concept for transport throughout Jerusalem. “The new tunnel, which connects with the Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect with existing cycle paths within the city, and will be paved within its different neighborhoods. נווה פריצקי It’s designed to encourage bicycle riding within the city’s residents and also to encourage the green revolution in transportation in Jerusalem.”
In the 1990s in the 1990s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now used as an infrastructure tunnel and is also home to the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.
“The Kerem tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the vision to change the way of transport in Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León
To make the tunnel accessible to the public year-round The works comprise road construction, as well as installation of blowers.
The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to special recreation areas which include the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, along with the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.