diff --git a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
index 4370535..e892281 100644
--- a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
+++ b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
@@ -535,13 +535,8 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread
   private OsmNode getStartNode( long startId )
   {
     // initialize the start-node
-    OsmNode start = nodesMap.get( startId );
-    if ( start == null )
-    {
-      start = new OsmNode( startId );
-      start.setHollow();
-      nodesMap.put( startId, start );
-    }
+    OsmNode start = new OsmNode( startId );
+    start.setHollow();
     if ( !nodesCache.obtainNonHollowNode( start ) )
     {
       return null;
@@ -678,14 +673,27 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread
     long startNodeId1 = startWp.node1.getIdFromPos();
     long startNodeId2 = startWp.node2.getIdFromPos();
 
-    OsmNodeNamed startPos = startWp.crosspoint;
     OsmNodeNamed endPos = endWp == null ? null : endWp.crosspoint;
     
     boolean sameSegmentSearch = ( startNodeId1 == endNodeId1 && startNodeId2 == endNodeId2 )
                              || ( startNodeId1 == endNodeId2 && startNodeId2 == endNodeId1 );
     
     OsmNode start1 = getStartNode( startNodeId1 );
-    OsmNode start2 = getStartNode( startNodeId2 );
+    if ( start1 == null ) return null;
+    OsmNode start2 = null;
+    for( OsmLink link = start1.firstlink; link != null; link = link.next )
+    {
+    	if ( link.targetNode.getIdFromPos() == startNodeId2 )
+    	{
+    	  start2 = link.targetNode;
+    	  break;
+    	}
+    }
+    if ( start2 == null ) return null;
+
+
+    
+
     if ( start1 == null || start2 == null ) return null;
 
     OsmPath startPath1 = getStartPath( start1, start2, startWp, endPos, sameSegmentSearch );
@@ -799,7 +807,6 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread
       if ( !currentNode.wasProcessed )
       {
         expandHollowLinkTargets( currentNode, true );
-        nodesMap.removeCompletedNodes();
       }
 
       if ( sourceNode != null )
diff --git a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java
index fbd35ad..d607068 100644
--- a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java
+++ b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
     return selev / 4.;
   }
 
- /**
-   * Whether there's a traffic signal
-   */
 
  /**
    * The links to other nodes
@@ -86,11 +83,7 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
 
     public OsmLink firstreverse = null;
 
-   // whether this node is completed and registerd for map-removal
-   public boolean completed;
-
-   public boolean wasProcessed;
-   public int maxcost; // maximum cost to consider for that node
+   public boolean wasProcessed; // whether this node has all it's links resolved
 
    public void addLink( OsmLink link )
    {
@@ -119,6 +112,9 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
 	 selev = is.readShort();
 
      OsmLink lastlink = null;
+     
+     OsmLink firstHollowLink = firstlink;
+     firstlink = null;
 
      int lonIdx = ilon/62500;
      int latIdx = ilat/62500;
@@ -137,7 +133,6 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
        for(;;)
        {
          int bitField = is.readByte();
-  //        System.out.println( "parseNodeBody: var=" + readVarLength + " bitField=" + bitField );
          if ( readVarLength )
          {
          	int dlon = is.readVarLengthUnsigned();
@@ -226,7 +221,7 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
        {
            if ( !dc.isWithinRadius( ilon, ilat, firstTransferNode, linklon, linklat ) )
            {
-               continue;
+            //   continue;
            }
        }
 
@@ -245,23 +240,36 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
        }
        lastlink = link;
 
+       OsmNode tn = null;
 
-       long targetNodeId = ((long)linklon)<<32 | linklat;
-       OsmNode tn = hollowNodes.get( targetNodeId ); // target node
-
-       if ( tn == null )
+       // first check the hollow links for that target
+       for( OsmLink l = firstHollowLink; l != null; l = l.next )
        {
-         // node not yet known, create a hollow proxy
-         tn = new OsmNode(linklon, linklat);
-         tn.setHollow();
-         hollowNodes.put( targetNodeId, tn );
+       	 OsmNode t = l.targetNode;
+       	 if ( t.ilon == linklon && t.ilat == linklat )
+       	 {
+System.out.println( "found target in hollow links: " + t.getIdFromPos() );
+       	   tn = t;
+       	   break;
+       	 }
        }
-       else
+       if ( tn == null ) // then check the hollow-nodes
        {
-         if ( !( tn.isHollow() || tn.hasHollowLinks() ) )
+         long targetNodeId = ((long)linklon)<<32 | linklat;
+         tn = hollowNodes.get( targetNodeId ); // target node
+
+         if ( tn == null ) // node not yet known, create a new hollow proxy
          {
-           hollowNodes.registerCompletedNode( tn );
+           tn = new OsmNode(linklon, linklat);
+           tn.setHollow();
+           hollowNodes.put( targetNodeId, tn );
          }
+
+System.out.println( "registering : " + getIdFromPos() + " at hollow " + tn.getIdFromPos() );
+
+         OsmLink hollowLink = new OsmLink();
+         hollowLink.targetNode = this;
+         tn.addLink( hollowLink );  // make us known at the hollow link
        }
        link.targetNode = tn;
 
@@ -303,10 +311,7 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
 
      }
 
-     if ( !hasHollowLinks() )
-     {
-       hollowNodes.registerCompletedNode( this );
-     }
+     hollowNodes.remove( getIdFromPos() );
    }
 
   public boolean isHollow()
@@ -324,27 +329,6 @@ public class OsmNode implements OsmPos
     return ((long)ilon)<<32 | ilat;
   }
 
-  public boolean hasHollowLinks()
-  {
-    for( OsmLink link = firstlink; link != null; link = link.next )
-    {
-      if ( link.targetNode.isHollow() ) return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-
-  public int linkCnt()
-  {
-    int cnt = 0;
-
-    for( OsmLink link = firstlink; link != null; link = link.next )
-    {
-      cnt++;
-    }
-    return cnt;
-  }
-
   public void unlinkLink( OsmLink link )
   {
     if ( link == firstlink )
diff --git a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNodesMap.java b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNodesMap.java
index 5680bfc..a1fa035 100644
--- a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNodesMap.java
+++ b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNodesMap.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ public final class OsmNodesMap
     return abUnifier;
   }
   
-  private NodesList completedNodes = null;
-
   /**
    * Get a node from the map
    * @return the node for the given id if exist, else null
@@ -37,25 +35,6 @@ public final class OsmNodesMap
     hmap.remove( new Long( id  ) );
   }
 
-  public void removeCompletedNodes()
-  {
-    for( NodesList le = completedNodes; le != null; le = le.next )
-    {
-      remove( le.node.getIdFromPos() );
-    }
-    completedNodes = null;
-  }
-
-  public void registerCompletedNode( OsmNode n )
-  {
-      if ( n.completed ) return;
-      n.completed = true;
-      NodesList le = new NodesList();
-      le.node = n;
-      if ( completedNodes != null ) le.next = completedNodes;
-      completedNodes = le;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Put a node into the map
    * @return the previous node if that id existed, else null
@@ -65,15 +44,6 @@ public final class OsmNodesMap
     return hmap.put( new Long( id  ), node );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the internal list.
-   * A reference is returned, not a copy-
-   * @return the nodes list
-   */
-  public Collection<OsmNode> nodes()
-  {
-    return hmap.values();
-  }
 
   /**
    * @return the number of nodes in that map
@@ -83,36 +53,4 @@ public final class OsmNodesMap
     return hmap.size();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * cleanup the map by removing the nodes
-   * with no hollow issues
-   */
-
-  private int dontCareCount = 0;
-
-  public void removeCompleteNodes()
-  {
-   if ( ++dontCareCount < 5 ) return;
-   dontCareCount = 0;
-
-   ArrayList<OsmNode> delNodes = new ArrayList<OsmNode>();
-
-    for( OsmNode n : hmap.values() )
-    {
-      if ( n.isHollow() || n.hasHollowLinks() )
-      {
-        continue;
-      }
-      delNodes.add( n );
-    }
-
-    if ( delNodes.size() > 0 )
-    {
-//      System.out.println( "removing " + delNodes.size() + " nodes" );
-      for( OsmNode n : delNodes )
-      {
-        hmap.remove( new Long( n.getIdFromPos() ) );
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }