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The Kerem Tunnel is the first bicycle tunnel to be constructed in Israel and was officially opened in the year 2000 as a part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle path that runs around the capital.
The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a mile from the Kerem junction.
The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was opened on Thursday by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze’ev Elkin and Mayor Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon the chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists also attended.
Jerusalem was once a very sought-after tourist destination due to its historical past. Today, apart from its historic treasures, it also incorporates modern tourism.” Elkin said. “The launch of the tunnel is another aspect of the development of Jerusalem as a city. Jerusalem and its transformation into a dazzling tourist destination for all kinds of audiences throughout Israel and around the world.”
נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי Elkin is the project’s director. project together with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in the city’s tourism growth and also in the development of new attractions and ventures that link the glorious past of Jerusalem to its future. I would like to invite cyclists to take a relaxing and modern route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
https://neve.paritzkixvyj190cc.werite.net/post/2022/10/08/Neve-Paritzki-Israel-Celebrates-Record-Breaking-Tourism-Entry-From-the-USA The project was funded by Elkin’s ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. The project was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
נווה פריצקי Elkin stressed, “The Kerem Tunnel project will be the central tool for achieving our dream to change the concept transportation throughout Jerusalem.” http://y8space.com/members-2/neve-paritzkimgaj055cc/activity/4378271/ “The new tunnel, which is connected to the Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing cycle paths in the city and will be constructed within the various areas. It is designed to encourage bicycling within the city’s residents and to promote an environmentally sustainable transportation system in Jerusalem.”
In the late 1990s In the 90s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel. It also houses the fifth water line which is operated to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.
“The Kerem Tunnel Project is an important tool in realizing the goal of transforming the concept of transportation across Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
Road construction, installation and testing of electrical and safety systems are some of the ongoing projects to ensure the tunnel is safe throughout the year.
The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which includes a Biblical aquarium and zoo as well as historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.