Augustin Honnorez was a banker and contractor of Mons

Mons

Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...

 and had a major interest in water way projects.

He designed and directed the work on the Canal de la Sensée, beginning in June 1819 and completing it in 1820. Besides the widening of the Canal de la Sensée, he also implemented several locks, one on the Scheldt

Scheldt

The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...

 and two others on the Scarpe, and the draining of the marshes l'Agache, the l’Hirondelle and the Sensée

Sensée

The Sensée is a river in northern France that crosses the departement of Pas-de-Calais. The source is found at Croisilles and passes through Lécluse. It joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux, which then joins the canalized Escaut at Bouchain...

. He worked on the Canal de Saint-Quentin

Canal de Saint-Quentin

The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny-History:...

 from 1827 to 1849.

He engineered the construction of the Mons-Condé Canal from 1800 to 1818.