The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.

In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that surrounds Jerusalem’s capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

http://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 It connects Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entry, Nahal Ein Kerem, is just half a kilometer away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.

The opening ceremony of the tunnel, which is 2.1 kilometers long was held in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Mayor Moshelion and Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman) along with hundreds of cyclists.

נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was once a sought-after tourist destination due to its historical past. נווה פריצקי Elkin said that the present tourism industry is one of Jerusalem’s historic treasures and incorporates modern day tourism. “The launch (of [this] tunnel project is an additional part of the expansion of Jerusalem and it’s transformation into a sought-after tourist city for all sorts of people in Israel as well as across the world.”

Elkin, whose ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the growth of all aspects Jerusalem’s visitors and in the creation and operation of new attractions, ventures , and other attractions that connect the glorious history of Jerusalem to its future”. I encourage the cycling community to take a relaxing and modern-day route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.

Elkin’s Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million to the project. http://www.inn.co.il/news/577845 The project was executed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project was a key tool in realizing the vision of changing the concept for transportation throughout Jerusalem. Elkin stated that the new tunnel connects to the Jerusalem Ring Path and will join existing bike trails. It will also be paved throughout its various neighborhoods. The tunnel will be a great way to increase cycling and encourage green transport in Jerusalem.

The Kerem Tunnel was originally excavated in 1990 in order to transfer the main sewers of Gihon Corporation towards the Sorek purification facility. This plant is west of Sorek and is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel.

“The Kerem tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the goal of changing the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon

Road construction, installation, blowers, sophisticated security systems and electrical wiring are all part of the ongoing construction. The tunnel is safe for the people to use all season.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreational areas, like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical zoo and aquarium and also the historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי