The saga of Woodbury’s traffic cat is over.

A cat that somehow survived three months inside the cloverleaf interchange at Interstates 94 and 494 is safe, and in need of a home.

“He’s a little scared, but he is very sweet,” Deb Balzer, spokeswoman for the Animal Humane Society, said Thursday.

The cat has been named Adam, in honor of Adam Sack, the Woodbury police officer who rescued him.

“I am surprised – he is in good shape,” Sack said. The only harm done is frostbite on the tips of the cat’s ears.

The cat apparently found water in a small pond and survived on meat from the carcass of a deer that died nearby.

In September, he was spotted by Jennifer Miller, who works at the Humane Society’s Woodbury facility.

The organization had been getting calls about the mysterious black-and-white cat seen dodging semitrailer trucks and evading cars. He was trapped in the southeast loop of the cloverleaf interchange, surrounded by roaring traffic on all sides.

The Humane Society tried to lure him into live traps but had no luck.

As weeks went by, several accidents were caused by drivers swerving or stopping to avoid the cat, according to Balzer.

Woodbury police, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Washington County sheriff’s department all tried to catch the cat – and failed.

“He was just too fast for us,” Sack said.

The cat escaped into a foot-wide drainpipe, which is probably where he slept, Sack said.

Two weeks ago, Miller asked Woodbury police to try again. She offered to provide them with live traps and food.

Finally, Sack caught the cat on Christmas Day.

The Humane Society is holding Adam for five days, hoping his owner will claim him.

On Saturday, the cat will be available for adoption. Anyone interested should go to the Humane Society facility in Woodbury, 9785 Hudson Road.

Balzer doesn’t know how the cat got to the freeway, but said he isn’t feral. He has been neutered and is affectionate.

“When I hold him, he snuggles into the crook of my arm and my neck,” Balzer said. “He is the sweetest guy!”

Bob Shaw can be reached at 651-228-5433. Follow him at twitter.com/BshawPP.