The Kerem Tunnel is a great spot to hike and ride.
https://app.glosbe.com/profile/6974740518311824630 https://splice.com/neve.paritzkihikn240bb The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest cycle tunnel, was opened as part the 42-kilometer cycle route which runs through the capital.
The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The tunnel’s southern entrance is beneath Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem.
The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was officially opened by Jerusalem’s Heritage Minister ZeevElkin. The ceremony was also attended by Mayor Moshelion Avi Balehnikov Gihon Water Company chairman, and hundreds of cyclists.
Jerusalem was once a popular tourist attraction due to its rich past. Elkin stated that today, in addition to its historic treasures, the tunnel project also includes modern tourism. “The launch of the tunnel is a further stage in the growth of Jerusalem as a tourist destination for all kinds of travelers in Israel and all over the world.”
Elkin, who heads the project along with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in the city’s tourism growth and in the creation innovative tourist attractions and ventures that connect the glory historical past of Jerusalem to its future. https://rosalind.info/users/neve.paritzkiejuf638bb I invite the cycling community to take a relaxing and modernized route that will take the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
Around NIS 25 million was put into in the project, financed by the Elkin’s Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, as well as the work done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
Elkin stressed, “The Kerem Tunnel project is a key instrument in achieving our goal to change the concept transportation throughout Jerusalem.” “The new tunnel will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path. It will be connected to the many bicycle paths that are already within the city. They will be laid throughout the city’s various areas. The aim is to encourage cycling among residents of the city.
In the 90s in the 1990s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. נווה פריצקי It is now utilized for infrastructure purposes. It is also home to the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.
https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/PageRedirect.aspx?redirectedurl=https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki “The Kerem Tunnel Project is an important tool in realizing the goal of transforming the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
The current projects include road construction, installation blowers, as well as advanced safety systems to ensure that the tunnel is secure for all to use during the entire year.
The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas such as Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical aquarium and zoo, and historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.