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The Kerem Tunnel is a great spot to hike and ride.

http://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

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

The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was officially inaugurated by Jerusalem’s Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin. It was also attended by Mayor Moshelion Avi Balehnikov, Gihon Water Company Chairman, and many cyclists.

Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination because of its rich past. jerusalem.mynet.co.il/good_to_know/article/hjnaame11i Today, apart from its rich history, it also incorporates modern tourism,” Elkin said. “The inauguration this tunnel project is another stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an attractive tourist destination for all types of people throughout Israel and all over the world.”

Elkin the minister whose ministry as well as the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, said that the Jerusalem Municipality’s ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels annually to develop all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and the creation and operation of exciting tourist attractions, ventures, and activities that connect the glorious history of our eternal city to its future”. נווה פריצקי I invite the cycling community to take a relaxing and modern route that takes you through Old Jerusalem.

נווה פריצקי A total of NIS 25 million were earmarked in the project, budgeted by Elkin’s ministry The Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to transform the idea of transportation across Jerusalem,” Elkin said. “The new tunnel that connects to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing paths for bicycles and those that will paved in the neighborhoods. The goal is to encourage biking among its residents and promote the green movement in Jerusalem.”

The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the late 1990s to relocate the main sewer line from the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant located in Sorek The Sorek Tunnel is located to the west of the city. It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel that also houses the fifth water line, which connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool to realize the goal of transforming Jerusalem’s transport model. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

The current works include road construction, the installation of blowers and advanced security and electrical systems in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for people to walk through at all times of the year.

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