Neve ParitzkiJerusalem''s first cycling tunnel open in Israel

The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
The Kerem Tunnel, Israel''s first bike tunnel, opened as part of Jerusalem Ring Path. This 42-kilometer cycling route surrounds Jerusalem.

The tunnel connects the path between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban, and the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a kilometer from the Kerem junction.

On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin and Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman and hundreds of cyclists participated in a ceremony to mark the opening of the tunnel''s 2.1-kilometer-long length.

Jerusalem was once very well-known tourist destination due to its historic past. Today, apart from its historic treasures, it also incorporates modern tourism," Elkin said. "The launch of the tunnel project is a different aspect of the growth of Jerusalem as well as its transformation into a desirable tourist destination for everyone throughout Israel and around 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 per year in the development all aspects Jerusalem''s tourists and in the development and operation of exciting attractions, ventures , and other attractions that connect the glorious history of our eternal city to the future". נווה פריצקי I encourage you to take your bicycles along a stunning and well-maintained road that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

The project was financed by the Elkin''s department and the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 The project was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

"The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the idea to alter the notion of transportation across Jerusalem," Elkin stressed. "The tunnel, which is being constructed to connect to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing bicycle paths and those that will paved in its neighborhoods. It is intended to encourage cycling among its residents and promote the green transport revolution in Jerusalem."

נווה פריצקי In the 90s In the 90s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to transfer the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used 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 crucial to realize the dream of transforming Jerusalem''s transportation system. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León
The current works include road construction, installation of blowers as well as modern electrical and safety systems, to ensure the tunnel is safe for pedestrians to travel through at all times of the year.

The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreational areas, like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical aquarium and zoo and historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי