You can configure the drawing templates used to standardize your project drawings in several ways to support large data sets. In particular, you need a range of object and label styles for different project phases and drawing types.
The following templates, supplied with Autodesk Civil 3D, include styles with minimal displayed elements:
For example, see the surface styles “_No Display” and “Border Only,” and the profile view style “First View.” These are useful as is, and also used as a basis for developing minimal styles for other objects.