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The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest bicycle tunnel, has been inaugurated as part of the 42-kilometer cycle route which runs through the capital.
The tunnel is located through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza route. The tunnel’s southern entrance is located within Refaim Park below Ein Laban. The northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem about half an hour away from the Kerem junction.
נווה פריצקי https://mooc.elte.hu/eportfolios/1078030/Home/Neve_ParitzkiJerusalems_first_cycling_tunnel_opened_in_Israel_ The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was officially inaugurated at a formal ceremony on Thursday , attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov, and a slew of cyclists.
Jerusalem was once a popular tourist destination because of its rich history. Elkin said that apart from its rich history, modern tourism is also integrated into the Jerusalem city. “The launch of the tunnel project is another part of the growth of Jerusalem’s city Jerusalem and its transformation into a desirable tourist city for all types of audiences throughout Israel as well as around the world.”
Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the development of all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and also in the development of new attractions and ventures that connect the fascinating history of our capital city’s eternal past to its future… נווה פריצקי I invite cyclists to enjoy an attractive, well-maintained cycle route, which overlooks the stunning nature of Old Jerusalem.
Elkin’s Ministerial, Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million to the project. Work was performed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
http://budtrader.com/arcade/members/neve-paritzkifmmw307ii/activity/279854/ Elkin stated the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is an essential tool for achieving the dream to redefine the idea of transport in Jerusalem.” “The new tunnel, which connects to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle paths in the city and the ones that will be laid in its various neighborhoods, with the aim of encouraging cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors as well as promoting the green transportation revolution in the capital city.”
https://txt.fyi/-/22257/0007b7fb/ The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the 1990s to move the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant in Sorek, which is located to the west of the city. נווה פריצקי It is currently being used as an infrastructure tunnel that also includes the fifth water line to Jerusalem of 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 León
To make the tunnel usable to the public year-round, the works include road construction and installing blowers.
Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas such as Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which includes a Biblical aquarium and zoo, as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.