The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique trail and riding experience to the benefit of

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

The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban, and the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a mile from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was inaugurated on Thursday by Jerusalem and heritage minister Ze’evElkin and Moshe Lion, the Mayor. Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon Chairman of Gihon as well as a multitude of cyclists were also in attendance.

Jerusalem’s rich past was the main reason for it to be the most visited tourist attraction during the time of its glory. Elkin stated that the current tourism industry is an integral part of Jerusalem’s historical treasures and also incorporates modern tourism. “The inauguration of this tunnel project [is] another part in the development Jerusalem. The tunnel makes Jerusalem an attractive destination for tourists of every kind of person throughout Israel, and worldwide.”

Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in the development of Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and in the creation of innovative attractions and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our capital city’s eternal past to the future of Jerusalem… נווה פריצקי I would like to invite cyclists to ride along a a well-maintained, modern cycling route that overlooks the distinctive nature of Old Jerusalem.

The project was funded by the Elkin’s Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. The project was done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the idea to alter the notion of transportation across Jerusalem,” Elkin emphasized. “The new tunnel, which connects with the Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing cycle paths within the city as well as those that are being constructed in its diverse neighborhood. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos It is designed to encourage cycling within the city’s residents and promote a green transportation revolution in Jerusalem.”

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 west of the city and is used today as an infrastructure tunnel. It includes the fifth water line to Jerusalem of the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument to achieve the dream of transforming Jerusalem’s transport model. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon

The works currently underway include road construction, installation of blowers as well as modern electrical and safety systems, to make the tunnel safe for people to walk through all year round.

The Kerem Tunnel provides access to special recreation areas, such as Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo , as well as the natural springs of historical significance Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.