Steve Davy

Head of Technical Standards, National Highways

Steve has led the changes to the DMRB that were published in 2020 and is now leading the change to the MCHW including the Specification for Highways Works that will be introduced in 2025.  He has also led the digitalisation of the DMRB at the same time to make these requirements available in a machine-readable format by design software, estimating software and other software.  Prior to taking up the role of leading the Technical Standards Group in National Highways, Steve had a varied career across the highways sector including traffic engineering, highway maintenance, highway management for high-profile sporting events, highway design and site-based delivery for national Highways, local highway authorities and consultants.

My Sessions at Bridges 2026

Thursday 12 March 2026

14:20

Review of the New MCHW and What’s Next

14:20 - 14:40
  • Review of the first six months of the new MCHW, which was launched in September 2025.
  • Highlight some of the low-carbon opportunities now available for use now without departures.
  • A look forward to future changes to the DMRB and MCHW including new ways to compile the work specific requirements, further steps in machine readability to enable human-assisted design and AI assisted authoring.

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