Neve ParitzkiJerusalem The First Cycling Tunnel in Israel Tunnel opens
The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique adventure in hiking and riding which is loved by everyone.
The Kerem Tunnel, the first cycle tunnel in Israel is now open in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle path that runs around Jerusalem, Israel's capital city.
The tunnel connects the path between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The southern entrance is in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entrance, Nahal Ein Kerem, is just half a kilometer away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was inaugurated during a celebration on Thursday , 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 due to its rich history. Elkin stated that the current tourist industry is a part of Jerusalem's historical treasures and incorporates modern day tourism. "The opening of this tunnel project is a different element of the development of Jerusalem. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/524295/ It transforms the city into an attractive destination for tourists of every kind of person throughout Israel and around the world."
Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said the ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem's tourism and the development of exciting activities and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our eternal capital to the future of Jerusalem... I encourage the cycling community to take a relaxing and modern-day route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
Elkin's Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the work.
נווה פריצקי Elkin declared that the Kerem Tunnel project was a crucial element in achieving the goal of shifting the idea of transportation in Jerusalem. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 "The new tunnel will be connected to the Jerusalem Ring Path. נווה פריצקי It will connect with the various bicycle paths that are already within the city. נווה פריצקי They will be laid within the diverse areas. The aim is to encourage cyclists in Jerusalem.
נווה פריצקי In the late 1990s In the 90s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used for infrastructure purposes and houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.
https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True "The Kerem tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the goal of changing the way of transport in Jerusalem. "
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
To make the tunnel usable to the public all year round, the works include road construction and installation of 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.