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Neve ParitzkiJerusalem: Israel's First Cycling Tunnel opens The Kerem Tunnel is a great location to go on a hike or ride.

The Kerem Tunnel, Israel's newest cycle tunnel, was constructed as a part of an extensive cycle path that is a loop around the capital.

The tunnel is located along the Nahal Refaim-Emek Motza path. The southern entrance is in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי The northern entrance, Nahal Ein Kerem, is about half a kilometer away from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was opened on Thursday by Jerusalem and 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 present.

Jerusalem was once a tourist attraction due to its rich history. Elkin stated that the current tourism industry is an integral part of Jerusalem's historical treasures and incorporates modern day tourism. "The inauguration of [this] tunnel project is another part of the development of the city of Jerusalem and its transformation into a dazzling tourist city for all types of audiences in Israel and throughout the globe."

Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in the development of the tourism industry in Jerusalem and also in the development of exciting tourist attractions and ventures that link the rich history of our capital city's eternal past to the future of Jerusalem... I would like to invite cyclists to enjoy a safe and modernized route that will take the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.

A total of NIS 25 million were put into in the project. It was budgeted by 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, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project was a important tool to realize the goal of changing the concept for transport throughout Jerusalem. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki "The new tunnel that connects to the Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing bicycle paths and those that will paved in the neighborhoods. It is intended to encourage cycling among its residents and 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 the Sorek purification plant.

"The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the dream of transforming the concept of transportation throughout Jerusalem. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lee
Road construction installation, blowers, sophisticated security systems and electrical wiring are all part of the current construction. The tunnel is safe for the public to use throughout the year.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation spots - including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo, aquarium and the as well as the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.

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