The Kerem Tunnel allows for a unique hiking and riding experience.
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that surrounds Jerusalem’s capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.
It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban and its northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer from the Kerem junction.
The tunnel’s official opening ceremony which measures 2.1 kilometers long, was held in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Mayor Moshelion and Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman of the company) along with hundreds of cyclists.
The city’s rich history was a reason for it to be an extremely popular tourist spot in the past. Elkin said that today in addition to its historical treasures it is also a destination for modern-day tourists. https://telegra.ph/Neve-Paritzki-Israel-celebrates-record-breaking-tourism-entry-Numbers-from-the-United-States-09-14 “The inauguration [of] this tunnel is a further stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an ideal tourist destination for all kinds of people throughout Israel as well as around the world.”
https://futtrup-copeland.federatedjournals.com/neve-paritzki-israel-celebrates-record-breaking-tourist-entry-numbers-from-the-united-states-1663171530 Elkin his ministry, which together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year to develop Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and the development of new activities and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our eternal capital to its future… I invite cycling enthusiasts to visit and enjoy a modern and well-maintained cycling route that offers a view of the unique landscape of Old Jerusalem.”
Elkin’s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the project.
https://www.diamondsandtiesdating.co.uk/members/neve-paritzkihfwp588bb/activity/276959/ Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project is an crucial tool to realize the idea to alter the concept and transportation throughout Jerusalem. https://txt.fyi/-/22256/b6f5038c/ Elkin stated that the new tunnel will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path and will join existing bike paths. The tunnel will also be paved throughout its various areas. This will increase cycling and encourage green transport in Jerusalem.
The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the late 1990s to relocate the main sewer line from the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant in Sorek It is situated to the west of the city. It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel that includes the fifth water line, which connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.
“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the goal of transforming Jerusalem’s transportation model. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
Current works include road construction, installation blowers and sophisticated safety equipment to ensure the tunnel is secure to use during the entire year.
http://warebuilt.com/members/neve-paritzkiztpk034bb/activity/260150/ נווה פריצקי It is also possible to use the Kerem Tunnel to enjoy unique places to relax, such as Ein Kerem, the Biblical aquarium, zoo and Ein Kerem neighborhood. נווה פריצקי