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The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s first bike tunnel, opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path. This 42-kilometer cycle route is located around Jerusalem.

The tunnel runs through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza route. The tunnel’s southern entrance is below Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance is found in Nahal Ein Kerem.

On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin, Mayor Michael, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman and hundreds of cyclists participated in a ceremony to mark the opening of the tunnel’s 2.1-kilometer-long length.

Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination due to its rich past. Elkin said that apart from its historic treasures and modern amenities, tourism has also been incorporated into Jerusalem’s city. “The launch of the tunnel project is another part of the development of Jerusalem as a city. Jerusalem and its transformation into a desirable tourist destination for all kinds of visitors in Israel as well as around the globe.”

Elkin who, through his ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, said that the Jerusalem Municipality’s ministry “invests hundreds to millions of shekels each year in the growth of all aspects Jerusalem’s tourists and in the creation and operation of new attractions, ventures , and other attractions that connect the glorious history of Jerusalem to the future”. I encourage you to take your bicycles along a beautiful maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem.

Elkin’s Ministerial, Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million for the project. The work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin declared that the Kerem Tunnel project was a important tool to realize the vision of changing the concept for transport throughout Jerusalem. “The new tunnel, which is connected to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike routes in the city as well as those that are paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods to encourage cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors, and also encouraging the green revolution of transportation in the capital city.”

The Kerem Tunnel was originally excavated in the year 1990 to relocate 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 central to realizing the vision for changing Jerusalem’s transportation system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

Current work includes road construction, installation blowers, and sophisticated safety systems to ensure that the tunnel is secure to use all year.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel provides access to unique recreation locations, including Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo as well the historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban, and Ein Haniyeh. נווה פריצקי