▁but ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁pover ty ▁and ▁un emp loyment ▁persist ▁( the ▁last ▁official ▁survey ▁indicates ▁that ▁ 2 7 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line ). ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁See ▁also ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁The ▁Gre ater ▁Ros ario ▁has ▁a ▁fluid ▁short - distance ▁transport ation ▁scheme . ▁Several ▁of ▁Ros ario ' s ▁urban ▁bus ▁lines ▁cross ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁into ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁towns ▁( keep ing ▁the ▁common ▁urban ▁fee ), ▁and ▁many ▁low - cost ▁inter urban ▁short - distance ▁lines ▁depart ▁at ▁regular ▁intervals ▁from ▁the ▁Bus ▁Terminal ▁and ▁the ▁transport ▁node ▁at ▁Pla za ▁S arm iento . ▁ ▁The ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁node ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁transport ation . ▁Major ▁roads ▁and ▁high ways ▁spr out ▁from ▁Ros ario ' s ▁Aven ida ▁de ▁Circ un val ación , ▁originally ▁a ▁city - enc ir cling ▁two - way ▁a venue . ▁National ▁Route ▁ 1 1 ▁goes ▁north ▁through ▁the ▁towns ▁already ▁mentioned ▁and ▁towards ▁the ▁provincial ▁capital , ▁Santa ▁Fe ; ▁the ▁General ▁Est an is la o ▁López ▁Highway ▁provides ▁a ▁faster ▁direct ▁path . ▁To ▁the ▁south , ▁National ▁Route ▁ 9 ▁cross es ▁the ▁provincial ▁border ▁and ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Cor rid or ▁continues ▁up ▁to ▁San ▁Nicol ás ▁de ▁los ▁Ar roy os , ▁province ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁Route ▁ 9 ▁also ▁runs ▁west ▁through ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁and ▁towards ▁C ór dob