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The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique riding experience and hiking experience which is loved by everyone.

In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

The tunnel is located through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza route. נווה פריצקי The tunnel’s southern entrance is beneath Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem.

The tunnel’s official opening ceremony which measures 2.1 kilometers long took place in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Mayor Moshelion and Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman) along with hundreds of cyclists.

Jerusalem was once a well-known tourist destination due to its rich history. Elkin said that apart from its historical treasures, modern tourism is also incorporated into Jerusalem’s city. “The opening of this tunnel project is another part of the growth of the city of Jerusalem and its transformation into a desirable city that is attractive to all types of visitors in Israel and throughout the world.”

Elkin, whose ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, said that the Jerusalem Municipality’s ministry “invests hundreds to millions of shekels annually in the development all aspects Jerusalem’s tourism and the creation and operation of exciting tourist attractions, ventures, and activities which connect the rich past of Jerusalem’s eternal city to the future”. I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to visit and enjoy the new, well-maintained and modern route which overlooks Old Jerusalem.

Around NIS 25 million were put into in the project. It was budgeted by the Elkin’s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, as well as the work done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stressed, “The Kerem Tunnel project will be the central tool for achieving our dream to change the concept transportation throughout Jerusalem.” “The new tunnel will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path. נווה פריצקי It will be connected to the many cycling routes that exist in the city. These will be paved throughout the city’s diverse areas. The objective is to encourage cycling among residents of Jerusalem.

In the 90s In the 90s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. נווה פריצקי It is currently used for infrastructure purposes. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos It houses the fifth water line which is operated to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to change the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

Road construction, installation and testing of safety and electrical systems are just a few of the ongoing efforts to ensure that the tunnel is secure for all year.

The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas such as Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical zoo and aquarium as well as ancient natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.