diff --git a/osm/read_osm.py b/osm/read_osm.py
index a31ccac..0a2ba0a 100644
--- a/osm/read_osm.py
+++ b/osm/read_osm.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from osm.osm_types import OSMNode, OSMWay
 from osm.way_parser_helper import WayParserHelper
 from osm.xml_handler import NodeHandler, WayHandler, PercentageFile
+from osm.xml_handler_et import NodeHandlerET
+from osm.xml_handler_lxml import NodeHandlerLXML
 import utils.timer as timer
 
 from typing import Dict, List, Set, Tuple
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ def read_file(osm_filename, configuration) -> Tuple[Dict[int, OSMNode], List[OSM
         nodes = _read_nodes(decompressed_content, found_node_ids)
     else:
         ways, found_node_ids = _read_ways(PercentageFile(osm_filename), parserHelper)
-        nodes = _read_nodes(PercentageFile(osm_filename), found_node_ids)
+        nodes = _read_nodes(osm_filename, found_node_ids)
 
     return nodes, ways
 
@@ -57,13 +59,25 @@ def _read_ways(osm_file, configuration) -> Tuple[List[OSMWay], Set[int]]:
 
 @timer.timer
 def _read_nodes(osm_file, found_nodes) -> Dict[int, OSMNode]:
-    parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
-    n_handler = NodeHandler(found_nodes)
-
-    parser.setContentHandler(n_handler)
-    if isinstance(osm_file, PercentageFile):
-        parser.parse(osm_file)
-    else:
-        xml.sax.parseString(osm_file, n_handler)
+    val = 2 # TODO: modify to change parser
+
+    if val == 0:
+        osm_file = PercentageFile(osm_file)
+        parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
+        n_handler = NodeHandler(found_nodes)
+
+        parser.setContentHandler(n_handler)
+        if isinstance(osm_file, PercentageFile):
+            parser.parse(osm_file)
+        else:
+            xml.sax.parseString(osm_file, n_handler)
+
+    elif val == 1:
+        osm_file = PercentageFile(osm_file)
+        n_handler = NodeHandlerET(found_nodes)
+        n_handler.parse(osm_file)
+    elif val == 2:
+        n_handler = NodeHandlerLXML(found_nodes)
+        n_handler.parse(osm_file)
 
     return n_handler.nodes
diff --git a/osm/xml_handler_et.py b/osm/xml_handler_et.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feb2735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osm/xml_handler_et.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from typing import Set, Dict
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+from osm.osm_types import OSMNode
+
+
+class NodeHandlerET:
+    def __init__(self, found_nodes: Set[int]) -> None:
+        self.found_nodes: Set[int] = found_nodes
+        self.nodes: Dict[int, OSMNode] = {}
+
+    def parse(self, osm_file) -> None:
+        for event, elem in ET.iterparse(osm_file):
+            if event == "end" and elem.tag == "node":
+                osm_id = int(elem.attrib["id"])
+                if osm_id not in self.found_nodes:
+                    elem.clear()
+                    continue
+                self.nodes[osm_id] = OSMNode(
+                    osm_id, float(elem.attrib["lat"]), float(elem.attrib["lon"])
+                )
+            elem.clear()
diff --git a/osm/xml_handler_lxml.py b/osm/xml_handler_lxml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a944389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osm/xml_handler_lxml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from typing import Set, Dict
+from lxml import etree
+
+from osm.osm_types import OSMNode
+
+
+class NodeHandlerLXML:
+    def __init__(self, found_nodes: Set[int]) -> None:
+        self.found_nodes: Set[int] = found_nodes
+        self.nodes: Dict[int, OSMNode] = {}
+
+    def parse(self, osm_file) -> None:
+        context = etree.iterparse(osm_file)
+        for event, elem in context:
+            if event == "end" and elem.tag == "node":
+                osm_id = int(elem.attrib["id"])
+                if osm_id not in self.found_nodes:
+                    # elem.clear()
+                    continue
+                self.nodes[osm_id] = OSMNode(
+                    osm_id, float(elem.attrib["lat"]), float(elem.attrib["lon"])
+                )
+            # elem.clear()