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The Kerem Tunnel is the first bike tunnel in Israel and was inaugurated as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route around the capital.

It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban and its northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about one kilometer away from the Kerem junction.

The opening ceremony of the tunnel that is 2.1 kilometers long took place in Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman) and hundreds more cyclists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw Jerusalem was once popular tourist destination because of its historic past. http://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 Elkin explained that the modern tourism industry is an integral part of Jerusalem’s treasures from the past and also incorporates modern tourism. “The inauguration the tunnel project is another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem and its transformation to an attractive tourist destination for all types throughout Israel as well as around the world.

נווה פריצקי Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the improvement of Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and also in the development of exciting tourist attractions and ventures that link the fascinating history of our capital city to the future of Jerusalem… http://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 I invite you to ride your bicycles along a beautiful, well-maintained route that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

Elkin’s Ministerial, Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million for the project. The project was executed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

נווה פריצקי “The Kerem Tunnel project is the central instrument for achieving the vision to change the concept of transportation across Jerusalem,” Elkin said. “The new tunnel will be connected to the Jerusalem Ring Path. It will link to the numerous bicycle paths that are already in the city. נווה פריצקי http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow These will be paved within the various neighborhoods. The goal is to encourage cycling among the residents of Jerusalem.

The Kerem Tunnel first was excavated in the late 90s to relocate the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation towards Sorek. It is now being used as an infrastructure Tunnel that includes the fifth waterline that runs to Jerusalem via the Mekorot water corporation.

“The Kerem tunnel is a key tool to realize the vision to transform Jerusalem’s transport system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León

Construction of roads, the installation and testing of electrical and safety systems are some of the ongoing efforts to make the tunnel safer for all seasons.

http://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel allows for access to exclusive recreation areas for instance Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which has a Biblical zoo and aquarium and historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.