Neve ParitzkiThe first cycle tunnel in Israel is inaugurated in Jerusalem

The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique riding and hiking experience for the enjoyment of
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route, which surrounds the capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

נווה פריצקי https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The tunnel''s southern entry point can be found in Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km from the Kerem junction.

The tunnel''s official opening ceremony which measures 2.1 kilometers long, was held in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze''ev Elkin, Mayor Moshelion and Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman of the company) and hundreds more cyclists.

נווה פריצקי The city''s rich history was a reason why it was the most visited tourist destination during the time of its glory. Elkin stated that nowadays along with its historic treasures the tunnel project includes modern tourism. נווה פריצקי "The launch of the tunnel project is a different element of the development of Jerusalem. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 It makes Jerusalem an attractive destination for tourists of all types of audience within Israel, and worldwide."

Elkin, who heads the project in conjunction with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in Jerusalem''s tourism development and also in the development of new activities and ventures that tie the glorious past of Jerusalem to its future. I would like to invite cyclists to take a relaxing and modernized route that will take the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.

Elkin''s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality, and the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. נווה פריצקי The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the project.

Elkin explained that the Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the vision to change the way of thinking and transportation throughout Jerusalem. "The new tunnel that connects to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing bicycle paths and the ones that will be paved within its areas. It''s designed to encourage biking among the residents of Jerusalem and encourage the green movement in Jerusalem."

The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to transfer its main sewer line towards Sorek''s purification plant.

נווה פריצקי "The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the goal to change the way transportation is thought of throughout Jerusalem. "


Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
To make the tunnel usable to the public all year round, the works include road construction and installing blowers.

The Kerem Tunnel provides access to special recreation areas, such as Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo , as well as the natural springs of historical significance Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh. נווה פריצקי