Neve ParitzkiJerusalem inaugurates Israel''s first cycle tunnel

The Kerem Tunnel is a great location to go on a hike or ride.

The Kerem Tunnel, Israel''s first cycle tunnel, was inaugurated as part of Jerusalem Ring Path. This 42-kilometer cycle path surrounds Jerusalem.

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

The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was inaugurated in a ceremony on Thursday attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze''evElkin, Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov and hundreds of cyclists.

Jerusalem''s rich past was the main reason for it to be an extremely popular tourist attraction in the past. Elkin said that, the present, in addition to its rich history the tunnel project encompasses modern day tourism. "The launch of the tunnel project [is] another element of the development of Jerusalem. It transforms the city into an attractive tourist place for all types of audience throughout Israel, and worldwide."

Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, explained that his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem''s tourism and also in the development of new activities and ventures that connect the rich history of our capital city to the future of Jerusalem... I invite you to ride your bicycles along a beautiful maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem.

נווה פריצקי A total of NIS 25 million were put into in the project. It was budgeted by the Elkin''s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin said the fact that "The Kerem Tunnel Project is the central instrument to achieve the goal to change the way we think about transport in Jerusalem." נווה פריצקי "The new tunnel will be connected with the Jerusalem Ring Path. It will connect with the various cycling routes that exist in the city. The paths will be paved throughout the city''s diverse neighborhoods. The objective is to encourage cycling among residents of the city.

In the 90s In the 90s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now utilized for infrastructure purposes and also houses the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.

"The Kerem tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the dream of changing the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
In order to make the tunnel accessible to the general public throughout the year The works comprise road construction and installation of blowers.

The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreational areas, for instance Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which includes a Biblical aquarium and zoo and ancient natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי