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

    The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s newest bicycle tunnel, has been constructed as a part of an extensive cycle path that runs through the capital.

    http://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 The tunnel is a link between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי The southern entrance is in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entrance, Nahal Ein Kerem, is just half a kilometer away from the Kerem junction.

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

    נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was a desirable tourist destination because of its glorious historical. In the present, in addition to its historical treasures it also has modern tourism.” Elkin said. “The opening of this tunnel project is a different element of the development of Jerusalem. The tunnel transforms Jerusalem into an attractive destination for tourists of any kind of crowd throughout Israel, and worldwide.”

    נווה פריצקי Elkin who is in charge of the project in conjunction with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests hundreds of millions in the city’s tourism growth and in the creation innovative activities and ventures that tie the glory historical past of Jerusalem to its future. I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to come and take a ride along the contemporary, well-maintained road that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

    נווה פריצקי Elkin’s Ministry 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.

    Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project is an important tool in realizing the idea to change the way of thinking and transportation throughout Jerusalem. “The new tunnel that connects to Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing paths for bicycles and the ones that will be paved within its neighborhoods. נווה פריצקי It’s designed to encourage cycling within the city’s residents and to promote the green movement in the capital.”

    http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the late 1990s to relocate the main sewer line from the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant located in Sorek It is situated just west of the city. נווה פריצקי It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel that also includes the fifth water line, which connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.

    “The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool to realize the goal of changing Jerusalem’s transportation model. ”

    Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

    The works currently underway include road construction, installation of blowers and advanced security and electrical systems to make the tunnel safe for pedestrians to travel through at all times of the year.

    The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to a variety of recreational sites, such as Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium, as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.