The Kerem Tunnel allows for a the most unique riding and hiking experience.
The Kerem Tunnel is the first bicycle tunnel in Israel and was inaugurated as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle path that runs around the capital.
The tunnel links Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The southern entrance of the tunnel is below Ein Laban in Refaim Park. נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי The northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem.
On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin, Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman, and hundreds of cyclists participated in a ceremony to officially open the tunnel’s 2.1-kilometer-long length.
Jerusalem was once a tourist attraction due to its rich past. Nowadays, aside from its rich history it also has modern-day tourism,” Elkin said. נווה פריצקי “The inauguration [of] this tunnel project is another step in the development of Jerusalem as a tourist destination for all types of travelers throughout Israel and all over the world.”
Elkin his ministry, which together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in the improvement of Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and in the creation of new tourist attractions and ventures that link the rich history of our capital city to its future… I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to come and take a ride along the new, well-maintained and modern route which overlooks Old Jerusalem.
Elkin’s Ministry, Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million to the project. http://wiki.openn.eu/index.php?title=Neve_Paritzki_Israel_is_celebrating_recordbreaking_tourism_Entry_Numbers__United_States Work was performed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
Elkin declared that the Kerem Tunnel project was a key tool in realizing the dream of shifting the idea of transportation in Jerusalem. “The new tunnel that connects to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing paths for bicycles and those that will paved in its areas. https://historydb.date/wiki/Neve_ParitzkiJerusalem_is_the_site_of_Israels_first_bicycle_tunnel The goal is to encourage biking within the city’s residents and to promote the green revolution in transport in the capital.”
The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to move its main sewer line towards Sorek’s purification plant.
“The Kerem tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to change the notion of transportation in Jerusalem. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
Current works include road construction, installation blowers and advanced safety equipment to ensure the tunnel is safe to use during the entire year.
The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to special recreation areas – including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo, aquarium and the along with the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.