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As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

The tunnel runs through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza route. נווה פריצקי It has a southern entrance located in Refaim Park. Ein Laban is the closest. http://www.jdn.co.il/consumer/1825535/ Nahal Ein Kerem is the northern entrance.

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

“In the past, Jerusalem was an attractive city for tourists due to its rich past. Elkin stated that the current tourism industry is an integral part of Jerusalem’s treasures from the past and also incorporates modern tourism. “The opening (of this tunnel project) is a further step in the expansion of Jerusalem as well as the transformation of Jerusalem into a popular city to visit for all kinds of people across Israel as well as across the globe.”

Elkin who’s ministry spearheaded the project along with Jerusalem Municipality stated that his ministry invested thousands of shekels each year in the city’s tourism development and also in the creation of new ventures and attractions which will link the amazing historical past and future of Jerusalem. I would like to invite cyclists to visit and enjoy an up-to-date and well-maintained cycling route that overlooks the special landscape of Old Jerusalem.”

Elkin’s Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million to the project. The project was executed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

נווה פריצקי Elkin said that the Kerem Tunnel project is an important tool in realizing the goal to alter the concept and transport in Jerusalem. “The tunnel, which will connect to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle pathways in the city, as well as those that are paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods with the aim of encouraging cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors, and also promoting the green revolution in transportation in the capital city.”

The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the 1990s to move the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant located in Sorek The Sorek Tunnel is located to the west of the city. It is used today as an infrastructure tunnel. It also houses the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem of the Mekorot water company.

נווה פריצקי “The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the vision to change the way transportation is thought of all over Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee

Road construction and installation, as well as blowers, advanced security systems and electrical wiring are all part of the present works. The tunnel will be safe for the public to use throughout the season.

נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation spots such as the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium as well as the historic natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.