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The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest cycle tunnel, was inaugurated as part of the 42-kilometer cycle route which is a loop around the capital.

נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is within Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entry, Nahal Ein Kerem, is just half a kilometer away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.

The opening ceremony of the tunnel, which is 2.1 kilometers long was held in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman) and hundreds more cyclists.

Jerusalem was once a major tourist attraction because of its rich history. Elkin declared that, in the present in addition to its historic treasures, it is also home to modern-day travelers. נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי “The opening of this tunnel is another part in the development Jerusalem. The tunnel transforms the city into an attractive tourist place for every kind of person within Israel as well as around the world.”

נווה פריצקי Elkin his ministry, which spearheaded the project along with Jerusalem Municipality stated that his ministry invested thousands of shekels each year in the development of Jerusalem’s tourism and in the development of new activities and ventures that will connect the magnificent historical past with the exciting future of Jerusalem. I invite you to ride your bicycles along a beautiful, well-maintained route that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

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

“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the goal to change the concept of transportation across Jerusalem,” Elkin said. “The new tunnel connecting to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing bicycle paths and those that will paved in its neighborhoods. The goal is to encourage biking among its residents and promote the green transport revolution in Jerusalem.”

In the 1990s In the 90s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line from Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. http://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 It is now utilized as an infrastructure tunnel and also houses the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem tunnel project is central to realizing the dream of transforming Jerusalem’s transport system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee

To make the tunnel usable to the public year-round The works comprise road construction as well as the installing blowers.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation sites – including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo, aquarium and the along with the historic natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh. נווה פריצקי