 There were also to be a fort at Visé to guard its ford over the Meuse and at Huy, half-way between Liège and Namur.Construction of the Meuse forts was first estimated to cost 24 million francs, and this was the sum given to Brialmont on 1 June 1887 even before his geological surveys were complete.To his consternation, no funds were allotted for Visé or Huy, and Brialmont had to economize his plans for the forts he could build.