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The Kerem Tunnel offers a unique riding and hiking experience for the benefit of
It links Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. https://penzu.com/p/4a581529 It is located in southern Israel located in Refaim Park. https://www.openlearning.com/u/harveybroch-ri80lm/blog/NeveParitzkiIsraelCelebratesRecordBreakingTourismEntryNumbersFromTheUnitedStates 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 thousands of cyclists. Jerusalem was once a major tourist attraction due to its rich past. Elkin said that apart from its historic treasures, modern tourism is also included in the city of Jerusalem. "The opening of this tunnel is another part in the development Jerusalem. https://mouritzen-broch.blogbright.net/neve-paritzkijerusalem-israels-first-cycling-tunnel-opens-0a-1663214650 The tunnel transforms the city into an attractive destination for tourists of any kind of crowd in Israel as well as around the world." Elkin's ministry, which also in charge of the project together in conjunction with Jerusalem Municipality, stated that his ministry "invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year in all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism, and also in the creation of exciting attractions and ventures which connect the glorious historic past of our eternal capital and its future." https://neve.paritzkihkym169cc.werite.net/post/2022/09/15/Neve-ParitzkiJerusalem-s-first-cycle-tunnel-has-been-open-in-Israel http://b3.zcubes.com/v.aspx?mid=8885705 I encourage you to take your bicycles on a scenic maintained, well-maintained path that looks out over Old Jerusalem. Elkin's Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25,000,000 for the project. The project was executed by the Jerusalem Development Authority. Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project was a key tool in realizing the vision of shifting the idea of transportation throughout Jerusalem. https://pastelink.net/ay38s90a "The tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect the existing bike pathways in the city, as well as 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, and also in promoting the green transportation revolution in the capital city." The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the early 1990s in order to shift the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant in Sorek, which is located west of the city and is used today as an infrastructure tunnel that also includes the fifth water line that connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company. "The Kerem tunnel project is essential to achieving the vision for changing Jerusalem's transportation system. " Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon The work currently in progress includes road construction, installation of blowers, as well as advanced electrical and safety systems, in order to ensure that the tunnel is secure for pedestrians to travel through throughout the year. The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to special recreation areas - including the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, and the historical natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh. |
