The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique riding and hiking experience for the benefit of
As part of the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital city, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.
The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The southern entrance is within Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entrance, Nahal Ein Kerem, is about half a kilometer away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.
On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin and Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman, and a slew of cyclists attended a ceremony to inaugurate the tunnel's 2.1-kilometer-long length.
Jerusalem was once a tourist attraction due to its rich past. Elkin declared that, in the present aside from its historic treasures, it is also home to modern-day travelers. "The opening of this tunnel project is another part of the development of Jerusalem's city Jerusalem as well as its development into a desirable tourist city for all types of people in Israel as well as around the globe."
Elkin's ministry, which was responsible for the project along in conjunction with Jerusalem Municipality, said that the ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism industry and is involved in developing innovative attractions and ventures, that connect the magnificent historical history of our capital city with the future." https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 I invite the cycling community to take a relaxing and modernized route that will take the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
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, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 Elkin explained that the Kerem Tunnel project is an crucial tool to realize the idea to alter the concept and transportation throughout Jerusalem. נווה פריצקי Elkin explained that the proposed tunnel will connect to the Jerusalem Ring Path and will connect with existing bike routes. The tunnel will also be paved in the various neighborhoods. The tunnel will be a great way to help cyclists and promote green transport in Jerusalem.
The Kerem Tunnel was originally excavated in 1990 in order to transfer the main sewers of Gihon Corporation towards the Sorek purification facility. This plant is located west of Sorek and is used today as an infrastructure tunnel.
נווה פריצקי "The Kerem tunnel project is crucial to realize the dream of transforming Jerusalem's transport system. "
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
The work currently in progress includes road construction, the installation of blowers as well as modern electrical and safety systems, to ensure the tunnel is safe for pedestrians to travel through at all times of the year.
Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel provides access to special recreation areas, such as Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo as also the historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban, and Ein Haniyeh.