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The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique adventure in hiking and riding that should be enjoyed by all.

The Kerem Tunnel is the first cycle tunnel in Israel and was opened as part the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route around Jerusalem, the capital city.

The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban, and the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about one kilometer away close to the Kerem junction.

On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin, Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman and hundreds of cyclists were present at a celebration to officially open the tunnel’s 2.1-kilometer-long length.

נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination due to its rich historical. Elkin declared that, in the present, apart from its historic treasures, it is also home to modern-day travelers. “The opening of the tunnel is an additional aspect of the growth of Jerusalem as well as its transformation into a desirable tourism destination for all in Israel and around the world.

Elkin’s ministry, which was also headed the project with Jerusalem Municipality, said that the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and in creating exciting attractions and ventures that connect the magnificent historical past of our eternal capital and the future.” I would like to invite cyclists to join us and take a ride along the modern and well-maintained cycle route that overlooks the special landscape of Old Jerusalem.”

About 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.

נווה פריצקי Elkin stated, “The Kerem Tunnel project will be a central instrument for achieving our dream to change the way transportation is conducted in Jerusalem.” “The new tunnel connecting to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join the existing bike paths as well as ones that are paved in its neighborhoods. http://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ The goal is to promote biking among its residents and promote the green revolution in transport in Jerusalem.”

The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the 1990s to create a main sewer line for the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. It is now being used as an infrastructure Tunnel that includes the fifth waterline that runs to Jerusalem via the Mekorot water corporation.

“The Kerem tunnel project is crucial to realize the goal of changing Jerusalem’s transport system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León

The current projects include road construction, installation blowers as well as advanced security systems to ensure the tunnel is secure for everyone to use throughout the year.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel provides access to special recreation areas, such as Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the Biblical aquarium and zoo as well as the natural springs of historical significance Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban Ein Laban, and Ein Haniyeh. נווה פריצקי