Neve Paritzki Jerusalem opens the first Israelwide cycle tunnel
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The Kerem Tunnel, Israel's newest cycle tunnel, is opened as part a 42-kilometer cycle route that is a loop around the capital.
The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. It is located in southern Israel located in Refaim Park. Ein Laban is the nearest. Nahal Ein Kerem is the northern entrance.
The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was officially inaugurated by Jerusalem's Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin. The ceremony was also attended by Mayor Moshelion, Avi Balehnikov, Gihon Water Company chairman, as well as hundreds of cyclists.
Jerusalem was once a major tourist attraction due to its rich past. נווה פריצקי In the present, in addition to its historic treasures the city also offers modern tourism." Elkin said. "The inauguration of [this] tunnel is another aspect of the development of Jerusalem's city Jerusalem and its transformation into a dazzling city that is attractive to all types of audiences in Israel as well as around the globe."
Elkin the minister whose ministry as well as the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, said that the Jerusalem Municipality's ministry "invests hundreds to millions of shekels per year in the growth of all aspects Jerusalem's tourism and the design and operation of innovative tourist attractions, ventures, and activities that link the rich history of Jerusalem's eternal city to the future". I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to take a trip and enjoy the new, well-maintained and modern route that overlooks Old Jerusalem.
The project was financed by Elkin's ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. The work was done by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
Elkin stressed that "The Kerem Tunnel Project is the central instrument to achieve the goal to change the way we think about transport throughout Jerusalem." "The tunnel, which is connected to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect the existing bike paths in the city and those that are paved throughout the city's neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among the city's residents as well as its visitors as well as promoting the green transportation revolution in Jerusalem."
In the 90s in the 1990s, in the 1990s, Kerem Tunnel was excavated to move the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel and also houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.
"The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the vision of changing Jerusalem's transportation model. "
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León
In order to make the tunnel accessible to the public all year round, the works include road construction as well as the installation of blowers.
The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to unique recreation spots - including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, along with the historic natural springs of Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.
