Neve ParitzkiJerusalem The First Cycling Tunnel in Israel Tunnel opens
The Kerem Tunnel offers an unforgettable riding and hiking experience to the advantage of
In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.
The tunnel links Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The tunnel's southern entry point can be found within Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km from the Kerem junction.
The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was inaugurated at a formal ceremony held on Thursday that was attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'ev Elkin Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov as well as hundreds of cyclists.
Jerusalem was once a major tourist attraction because of its rich past. Elkin said that, the present, in addition to its historical treasures, the tunnel project also includes modern tourism. "The opening (of this tunnel project) is a further step in the expansion of Jerusalem as well as its transformation into a desirable tourist city for all sorts of audiences across Israel as well as across the globe."
The ministry of Elkin, which also headed the project in conjunction with Jerusalem Municipality, said that the ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and in creating innovative attractions and ventures, that link the amazing historical time of our capital city and the future." I would like to invite cyclists to ride a secure and modern route that takes you through Old Jerusalem.
Elkin's Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the work.
"The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the idea to change the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem," Elkin emphasized. "The tunnel, which is connected to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle paths in the city and those that are paved throughout the city's neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among the city's residents as well as its visitors as well as encouraging the green revolution of transportation in the capital city."
The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the 1990s to create an important sewer line for the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=459025&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel which also includes the fifth line of water to Jerusalem via the Mekorot water corporation.
"The Kerem tunnel is a vital tool in achieving the goal of changing Jerusalem's transport system. "
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
To make the tunnel accessible to the public all year round the work includes road construction as well as the installing blowers.
The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium, as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban. נווה פריצקינווה פריצקי