If you're planning to take a drive and head to Seattle you'll want to find another way across Lake Washington this afternoon.

At 1:00pm. crews will close the 520 floating bridge to allow a 52-foot-tall boat to pass through the drawspan.

WSDOT warns drivers to expect up to a 30 minute delay.

If you're in a hurry, crews advise you use an alternate route during the closure.

The Washington Department of Transportation is advising drivers to allow extra time to get across Lake Washington mid-morning.

The SR 520 floating bridge drawspan will open at 11:00a.m.

WSDOT says the opening could delay trips across the bridge by up to 30 minutes.

A 47-foot sailboat is expected to pass through the opening.

Drivers should see message signs on the highway leading up to the bridge alerting drivers of the scheduled closure.

WSDOT says drivers can always choose alternate routes to get around or across Lake Washington, including I-90, I-405 and State Route 522.

Those who get natural gas service from Puget Sound Energy will starting paying a bit more for the service.

The state Utilities and Transportation Commission approved PSE's request for a 1.3 percent increase in natural gas rates on Monday. The new rates will take effect next Monday, May 14.

The new rates would see the average PSE customer see their bill go up by just over a dollar to around $89 a month. In all, PSE hopes to raise $32 million a year from the increase in natural gas rates from its entire service area.

PSE serves more than 1 million electric customers and 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties, with half of its total customers in King County.  PSE also serves King County customers from a number of service, fleet and operations centers in Bellevue, Bothell, Kent, Redmond, Enumclaw, and Renton. It serves Seattle with only natural gas service.