Neve ParitzkiJerusalem is home to the first tunnel for bicycles in Israel.
The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.
https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The southern entrance of the tunnel is below Ein Laban in Refaim Park. נווה פריצקי The northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem.
The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel was officially opened at a formal ceremony on Thursday attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'ev Elkin Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov and hundreds of cyclists.
https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=458935&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True Jerusalem was a popular tourist destination due to its glorious historical. Elkin said that, nowadays along with its historical treasures the tunnel project includes modern tourism. נווה פריצקי "The inauguration (of this tunnel project) is a further step in the expansion of Jerusalem, and its transformation into a desirable city to visit for all kinds of people throughout Israel and around the world."
The ministry of Elkin, which also headed the project alongside Jerusalem Municipality, declared that his ministry "invests hundreds and millions of shekels each year in all aspects of Jerusalem's tourism and in creating exciting attractions and ventures that link the amazing historical history of our capital city and the future." I would like to invite cyclists to enjoy a safe and modernized route that will take the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
Around NIS 25 million were put into in the project, budgeted by the Elkin's Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, as well as the work done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
"The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the vision to alter the notion of transportation throughout Jerusalem," Elkin stressed. Elkin explained that the proposed tunnel connects to the Jerusalem Ring Path and will join existing bike routes. It will also be made paved in its various areas. It will also increase cycling and encourage green transportation in the capital.
The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the 1990s to move the main sewer line from the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant located in Sorek It is situated just west of the city. It is used today as an infrastructure tunnel. It also houses the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.
נווה פריצקי "The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool to realize the vision of transforming Jerusalem's transportation model. "
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
Present works include road construction, installation blowers as well as advanced safety equipment to ensure the tunnel is safe to use during the entire year.
https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation sites - including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium along with the historic natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.