Neve ParitzkiIsrael's first cycling tunnel opens in Jerusalem
The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique ride and hiking experience that is to be loved by everyone.
The Kerem Tunnel, the first bicycle tunnel in Israel, has been inaugurated in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles Jerusalem, Israel's capital city.
It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about one kilometer away close to the Kerem junction.
The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel project was officially inaugurated during a celebration 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 a popular tourist destination due to its rich and fascinating historical. Elkin declared that, in the present aside from its rich history, Jerusalem also incorporates modern tourists. https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 "The inauguration of [this] tunnel project is another part of the expansion of the city of Jerusalem as well as its development into a desirable tourist destination for all kinds of people throughout Israel and throughout the world."
נווה פריצקי Elkin who is in charge of the project together with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in the city's tourism growth and also in the development of new activities and ventures that tie the glorious past of Jerusalem to the future. I invite the cycling community to take a relaxing and modernized route that will take the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
Elkin's Ministerial, Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25,000,000 for the project. The work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
Elkin said, "The Kerem Tunnel project is a key instrument in achieving our goal to change the concept transportation throughout Jerusalem." "The new tunnel, which is connected to the Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing cycle paths within the city, and will be constructed within the various neighborhoods. It is designed to encourage bicycle riding among its residents, and also to encourage an environmentally sustainable transportation system in Jerusalem."
The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the 90s to move a main sewer line for the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. It is now being used as an infrastructure tunnel that includes the fifth waterline that runs to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water corporation.
נווה פריצקינווה פריצקי "The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the vision of transforming Jerusalem's transportation model. "
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León
To make the tunnel usable to the public year-round The works comprise road construction and installing blowers.
It is also possible to use the Kerem Tunnel to enjoy unique places to relax, such as Ein Kerem, the Biblical Zoo, aquarium, and the Ein Kerem neighborhood.