The Kerem Tunnel allows for a an experience that is unique in terms of hiking and riding.

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

The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי The northern entry, Nahal Ein Kerem, is about half a kilometer away from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was officially inaugurated at a formal ceremony held on Thursday that was attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov as well as hundreds of cyclists.

Jerusalem was once a popular tourist attraction due to its rich past. http://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/524295/ Elkin explained that nowadays along with its historic treasures the tunnel project incorporates modern-day tourism. “The opening of this tunnel is another element of the development of Jerusalem. The tunnel makes Jerusalem an attractive destination for tourists of every kind of person in Israel and around the world.”

Elkin the minister whose ministry as well as the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the development all aspects Jerusalem’s visitors and in the creation and operation of new tourist attractions, ventures, and activities that link the rich history of Jerusalem to the future”. נווה פריצקי I invite you to ride your bicycles along a beautiful, well-maintained route that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

About NIS 25 million were invested in the project. It was budgeted by the Elkin’s Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, as well as the work done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stated the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is a central tool to realize the goal to change the way we think about transport in Jerusalem.” נווה פריצקי “The new tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike routes in the city as well as those that will be paved in the various neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors, and also encouraging the green revolution of transportation in the capital city.”

נווה פריצקי In the 1990s in the 1990s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to transfer the main sewer line from Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now used for infrastructure purposes and also houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem tunnel is a key tool to realize the goal of changing Jerusalem’s transport system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

Present projects include road construction, installation blowers and sophisticated safety systems to ensure that the tunnel is secure to use during the entire year.

נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous recreation sites, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium and also historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי