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The Kerem Tunnel, the first bicycle tunnel in Israel was opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital city.

The tunnel connects the path between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. נווה פריצקי The tunnel’s southern entry point is located in Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem about half an hour from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was inaugurated by Jerusalem’s Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin. It was also attended by Mayor Moshelion Avi Balehnikov, Gihon Water Company chairman, as well as thousands of cyclists.

נווה פריצקי Jerusalem was once a major tourist attraction due to its rich past. Elkin stated that today along with its rich history the tunnel project incorporates modern-day tourism. נווה פריצקי “The launch (of this tunnel project) is an additional part of the growth of Jerusalem as well as the transformation of Jerusalem into a popular tourist destination for all kinds of audiences throughout Israel and around the world.”

Elkin who, along with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, explained that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year to develop Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and the development of innovative attractions and ventures that connect the glorious historical past of our capital city to its future… I invite cycling enthusiasts to visit and enjoy a modern and well-maintained cycling route that takes in the unique nature of Old Jerusalem.”

נווה פריצקי About NIS 25 million was invested in the project, budgeted by the Elkin’s Ministry as well as 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.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the vision to alter the notion of transportation in Jerusalem,” Elkin emphasized. “The new tunnel connecting to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing bicycle paths and the ones that will be paved within the neighborhoods. The goal is to encourage cycling within the city’s residents and to promote the green revolution in transport in the capital.”

The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to move its main sewer line towards Sorek’s purification plant.

“The Kerem Tunnel Project is crucial in achieving the dream to change the way transportation is thought of across Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

To make the tunnel accessible to the public all year round the work includes road construction as well as the installing blowers.

The Kerem Tunnel provides access to unique recreation locations, including Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo , as also the historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban Ein Laban, and Ein Haniyeh.