The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique riding experience and hiking experience that should be loved by everyone.
The Kerem Tunnel is the first bicycle tunnel to be constructed in Israel and was opened as part the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital.
The tunnel is located through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza path. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban, and the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer from the Kerem junction.
The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was officially opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze’ev Elkin as well as Moshe Lion, the Mayor. Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon the chairman of Gihon as well as a multitude of cyclists also attended.
“In the past, Jerusalem was an attractive tourist city because of its rich history. Elkin stated that, today in addition to its rich history, Jerusalem is also home to modern-day travelers. “The inauguration of [this] tunnel project is a further part of the expansion of Jerusalem as a city. Jerusalem as well as its development into an attractive tourist city for all types of visitors in Israel as well as around the globe.”
Elkin, whose ministry was spearheaded the project along with Jerusalem Municipality stated that his ministry has invested hundreds of millions of shekels annually in Jerusalem’s tourist development and also in the creation of new attractions and ventures which will link the amazing historic past with the the future of Jerusalem. נווה פריצקי I would like to invite cyclists to enjoy a safe and modern-day route that takes you through Old Jerusalem.
Elkin’s Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry budgeted the project.
https://aagaard-russo.federatedjournals.com/neve-paritzki-d7-a0-d7-95-d7-95-d7-94-d7-a4-d7-a8-d7-99-d7-a6-d7-a7-d7-99-jerusalems-first-cycle-tunnel-has-been-inaugurated-in-israel-0a-1665251473 נווה פריצקי Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project is an crucial tool to realize the goal to alter the concept and transport throughout Jerusalem. נווה פריצקי “The new tunnel connecting to Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing paths for bicycles and those that will paved in the neighborhoods. The goal is to encourage biking within the city’s residents and to promote the green transport revolution in Jerusalem.”
In the 1990s in the 1990s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now utilized as an infrastructure tunnel. נווה פריצקי It houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.
“The Kerem tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the goal of changing the notion of transportation in Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
The works currently underway include road construction, the installation of blowers as well as modern security and electrical systems to ensure the tunnel is safe for people to walk through throughout the year.
The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to special recreation areas which include the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo, aquarium and the as well as the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.