The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel, the first cycle tunnel in Israel was opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle path that runs around Jerusalem, the capital city.
It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. It is located in southern Israel within Refaim Park. http://b3.zcubes.com/v.aspx?mid=8910455 Ein Laban is the closest. נווה פריצקי Nahal Ein Kerem is the northern entrance.
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 were also present.
Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination due to its rich historical. https://txt.fyi/-/22260/7608e6be/ https://juarez-clark.federatedjournals.com/neve-paritzki-israel-celebrates-record-breaking-tourism-entry-numbers-from-the-united-states-1663471694 Elkin said that apart from its historical treasures the modern tourist industry is included in Jerusalem’s city. “The opening of this tunnel project [is] another part in the development Jerusalem. The tunnel makes Jerusalem an attractive tourist place for any kind of crowd within Israel, and worldwide.”
Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in the development of all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and also in the development of innovative activities and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our capital city’s eternal past to its future… I invite all cyclists to visit and enjoy the new, well-maintained and modern route that takes in the view of Old Jerusalem.
נווה פריצקי Around NIS 25 million was put into in the project, financed by Elkin’s ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the goal to alter the notion of transportation across Jerusalem,” Elkin emphasized. “The new tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike paths in the city and those that are paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods to encourage cycling among its residents and its visitors as well as promoting the green revolution of transportation in the capital city.”
http://warebuilt.com/members/neve-paritzkijfol367cc/activity/270876/ The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s to relocate its main sewer line towards the Sorek purification plant.
“The Kerem tunnel is a vital tool in achieving the goal of changing Jerusalem’s transport system. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
Road construction, installation and testing of safety and electrical systems are just some of the ongoing works to make the tunnel safer for all year.
The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous recreation sites, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium, and also historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.