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Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel offers an unforgettable adventure on foot and in the saddle to the benefit of The Kerem Tunnel, Israel's newest cycle tunnel, was inaugurated as part of an extensive cycle path that circles the capital. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park under Ein Laban. https://www.jdn.co.il/consumer/1825535/ The northern entry, Nahal Ein Kerem, is approximately half a mile away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction. The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and heritage minister Ze'evElkin and Mayor Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon Chairman of Gihon and a plethora of other cyclists were also present. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IARj0i5sZlw" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Jerusalem was a sought-after tourist destination due to its rich past. Elkin declared that, in the present, apart from its historical treasures it is also home to modern-day travelers. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 "The launch of the tunnel project is a further part of the development of Jerusalem as a city. Jerusalem and its transformation into an attractive tourist city for all types of visitors throughout Israel as well as around the world." Elkin, whose ministry together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, explained that his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem's tourism and in the creation of innovative tourist attractions and ventures that link the fascinating history of our capital city's eternal past to the future of Jerusalem... I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to visit and enjoy the modern, well-maintained route that takes in the view of Old Jerusalem. A total of NIS 25 million was invested in the project, financed by the Elkin's Ministry The Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, as well as the work done by the Jerusalem Development Authority. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki "The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the idea to alter the notion of transportation across Jerusalem," Elkin stressed. "The new tunnel connecting to Jerusalem Ring Path will join existing paths for bicycles and the ones that will be paved within the neighborhoods. It's designed to encourage biking among its residents and promote the green movement in the capital." The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to move its main sewer line to Sorek's purification plant. "The Kerem tunnel project is crucial to realize the vision for changing Jerusalem's transportation system. " Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon To make the tunnel accessible to the public year-round the work includes road construction and installation of blowers. https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreational areas, for instance Ein Kerem, a neighborhood that includes a biblical zoo and aquarium and also the historical natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban.
