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The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest bicycle tunnel, has been inaugurated as part of a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital.

נווה פריצקי The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entry is located in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entry, Nahal Ein Kerem, is approximately half a mile away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was officially opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze’evElkin and Mayor Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon the chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists were also present.

Jerusalem was once very well-known tourist destination due to its historical past. Elkin explained that nowadays along with its historical treasures, the tunnel project also encompasses modern day tourism. “The inauguration of this tunnel is another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem. The tunnel transforms Jerusalem into an attractive tourist destination for any kind of crowd throughout Israel as well as around the world.”

נווה פריצקי Elkin his ministry, which together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that the 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 new attractions and ventures that connect the fascinating history of our capital city’s eternal past to its future… I would like to invite cyclists to take a relaxing and modern route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.

נווה פריצקי The project was funded by the Elkin’s Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. נווה פריצקי The work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

נווה פריצקי Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the vision to transform the idea of transportation throughout Jerusalem. “The tunnel is set to connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path. It will link to the numerous cycle paths already in the city. נווה פריצקי They will be laid throughout the city’s various areas. נווה פריצקי The objective is to promote cycling among the residents of Jerusalem.

The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the 1990s to create the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. נווה פריצקי It is currently used as an infrastructure Tunnel which includes the fifth waterline to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water corporation.

“The Kerem tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the goal of changing the way of transport in Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

The current work includes road construction, installation blowers and sophisticated safety systems to ensure that the tunnel is secure for all to use all year.

The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to many places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.