diff --git a/src/constants.zig b/src/constants.zig
index 2ec7200..456cfa9 100644
--- a/src/constants.zig
+++ b/src/constants.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const clr = @import("raylib").Color;
 pub const WIDTH = 1366;
 /// Screen Height
 pub const HEIGHT = 768;
-pub const BACKGROUND_COLOR = clr.dark_gray;
+pub const BACKGROUND_COLOR = clr.light_gray;
 pub const ALLOC_SIZE = 50;
 
 /// Base node radius
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig b/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig
index 6f4939f..e698a2e 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig
+++ b/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const Road = @import("road.zig").Road;
 
 pub const NodeManager = struct {
     next_id: usize,
-    nodes: std.ArrayList(Node),
+    nodes: std.ArrayList(*Node),
     temp_node: ?*Node,
 
     pub fn init() NodeManager {
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ pub const NodeManager = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *NodeManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
-        for (self.nodes.items) |*node| {
+        for (self.nodes.items) |node| {
             node.deinit(allocator);
+            allocator.destroy(node);
         }
         self.nodes.deinit(allocator);
     }
@@ -43,15 +44,17 @@ pub const NodeManager = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn getSelectedNode(self: *NodeManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, pos: Vector2) !*Node {
-        for (self.nodes.items) |*node| {
+        for (self.nodes.items) |node| {
             if (node.posWithinRadius(pos)) return node;
         }
 
         // No node is within that position, so we must create a new one
         const node: Node = .init(self.getNextID(), pos);
-        try self.nodes.append(allocator, node);
+        const node_ptr = try allocator.create(Node);
+        node_ptr.* = node;
+        try self.nodes.append(allocator, node_ptr);
 
-        return &self.nodes.items[self.nodes.items.len - 1];
+        return self.nodes.items[self.nodes.items.len - 1];
     }
 
     fn getNextID(self: *NodeManager) usize {
@@ -63,8 +66,9 @@ pub const NodeManager = struct {
 
     pub fn clear(self: *NodeManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
         self.temp_node = null;
-        for (self.nodes.items) |*node| {
+        for (self.nodes.items) |node| {
             node.deinit(allocator);
+            allocator.destroy(node);
         }
         self.nodes.clearRetainingCapacity();
         self.next_id = 0;
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/road_manager.zig b/src/infrastructure/road_manager.zig
index 7956d4d..b2c03a9 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/road_manager.zig
+++ b/src/infrastructure/road_manager.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const Node = @import("node.zig").Node;
 
 pub const RoadManager = struct {
     next_id: usize,
-    roads: std.ArrayList(Road),
+    roads: std.ArrayList(*Road),
 
     pub fn init() RoadManager {
         return .{
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ pub const RoadManager = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *RoadManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+        for (self.roads.items) |road| {
+            allocator.destroy(road);
+        }
         self.roads.deinit(allocator);
     }
 
@@ -25,9 +28,11 @@ pub const RoadManager = struct {
 
     pub fn addRoad(self: *RoadManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, start: *Node, end: *Node) !void {
         const road: Road = .init(self.getNextID(), start, end);
-        try self.roads.append(allocator, road);
+        const road_ptr = try allocator.create(Road);
+        road_ptr.* = road;
+        try self.roads.append(allocator, road_ptr);
 
-        const ref = &self.roads.items[self.roads.items.len - 1];
+        const ref = self.roads.items[self.roads.items.len - 1];
         try start.referenceRoad(allocator, ref);
         try end.referenceRoad(allocator, ref);
     }
@@ -39,7 +44,10 @@ pub const RoadManager = struct {
         return id;
     }
 
-    pub fn clear(self: *RoadManager) void {
+    pub fn clear(self: *RoadManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+        for (self.roads.items) |road| {
+            allocator.destroy(road);
+        }
         self.roads.clearRetainingCapacity();
         self.next_id = 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 94e8d86..9f7210b 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const c = @import("constants.zig");
 const Simulator = @import("simulator.zig").Simulator;
 
 // TODO PLANS
-// Implement that roads, nodes in managers will be stored as pointers (allocated in heap)
+// Implement that each road, node in managers will be stored as pointers (allocated in heap)
 // So when appending causes the list to relocate, nothing will have to change
 // since the allocated nodes/roads will remain where they were
 // Additionally add more robust error and test handling
diff --git a/src/simulator.zig b/src/simulator.zig
index 167f0c1..09539e8 100644
--- a/src/simulator.zig
+++ b/src/simulator.zig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub const Simulator = struct {
         };
 
         if (self.node_man.temp_node) |temp| {
+            if (temp.*.id == cur_node.*.id) return;
             self.road_man.addRoad(self.allocator, temp, cur_node) catch |err| {
                 std.debug.panic("Failed to add a new road or assigning its nodes: {}\n", .{err});
             };
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ pub const Simulator = struct {
     }
 
     fn clear(self: *Simulator) void {
-        self.road_man.clear();
+        self.road_man.clear(self.allocator);
         self.node_man.clear(self.allocator);
     }
 };
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