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The Kerem Tunnel allows for a an experience that is unique in terms of hiking and riding.
The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest cycle tunnel, is constructed as a part of a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital.
It connects Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי It has a southern entrance in Refaim Park. Ein Laban is the closest. Nahal Ein Kerem is the northern entrance.
The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was inaugurated by Jerusalem’s Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin. http://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 It was also attended by Mayor Moshelion Avi Balehnikov Gihon Water Company chairman, and many cyclists.
Jerusalem was once a major tourist attraction due to its rich past. Elkin declared that, in the present, apart from its historic treasures, it also incorporates modern tourists. “The inauguration of this tunnel project is a different element of the development of Jerusalem. It transforms the city into an attractive tourist destination for every kind of person within Israel and around the world.”
Elkin who’s ministry spearheaded the project along with Jerusalem Municipality stated that his ministry had invested hundreds of millions of shekels annually in Jerusalem’s tourist development and in the development of new attractions and ventures that will connect the magnificent historic past with the future of Jerusalem. I would like to invite cyclists to ride along a a well-maintained, modern cycling route overlooking the unique landscape of Old Jerusalem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow נווה פריצקי About NIS 25 million were invested in the project. It was budgeted by Elkin’s ministry The Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
Elkin said the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is the central instrument to achieve the dream to change the way we think about transportation throughout Jerusalem.” “The new tunnel, which will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect the existing cycle routes within the city, and will be constructed within the diverse neighborhood. נווה פריצקי It is designed to encourage bicycling within the city’s residents and also to encourage a green transportation revolution in Jerusalem.”
In the late 1990s in the 1990s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line from Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. נווה פריצקי It is now used for infrastructure purposes and also houses the fifth water line which is operated to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.
נווה פריצקי “The Kerem tunnel project is central to realizing the vision for changing Jerusalem’s transport system. ”
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
The work currently in progress includes road construction, installation of blowers as well as modern security and electrical systems to ensure the tunnel is safe for people to walk through throughout the year.
The Kerem Tunnel provides access to exclusive recreation spots, including Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the Biblical aquarium and zoo as well the historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.