The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique riding experience and hiking experience that should be enjoyed by all.

The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s first bike tunnel, opened as part of Jerusalem Ring Path. This 42-kilometer cycling route surrounds Jerusalem.

It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is located beneath Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem.

Inauguration of the tunnel, which is 2.1 kilometers long took place in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman of the company) and hundreds more cyclists.

נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was a sought-after tourist destination because of its rich historical. Elkin said that apart from its rich history the modern tourist industry is incorporated into Jerusalem’s city. “The launch of the tunnel is another element of the development of Jerusalem. It transforms the city into an attractive tourist destination for all types of audience in Israel, and worldwide.”

נווה פריצקי Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, stated that the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the improvement of Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and also in the development of innovative tourist attractions and ventures that link the rich history of our capital city to the future of Jerusalem… I would like to invite cyclists to visit and enjoy the modern and well-maintained cycle route that takes in the unique nature of Old Jerusalem.”

A total of NIS 25 million was put into in the project, budgeted by Elkin’s ministry The Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, with the work carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stressed the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is the central instrument to achieve the goal to redefine the idea of transport in Jerusalem.” “The tunnel, which will connect with the Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing cycle paths in the city and will be constructed within the different areas. It is designed to encourage cycling within the city’s residents and also to encourage an environmentally sustainable transportation system in Jerusalem.”

In the late 1990s in the 1990s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now used for infrastructure purposes. It houses the fifth water line which is operated to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to change the notion of transportation in Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

Road construction installation, blowers, modern safety systems and electrical wiring are all part and parcel of the ongoing works. http://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 The tunnel will be safe for people 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 as the natural springs of historical significance Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh. נווה פריצקי